• Revenue: $248 million
• Market Cap: $4 billion
• CEO: Jensen, Tony
• Industry: Metals and Mining
• Headquarters: Denver, Colorado
• Year Founded: 1981
• Ticker: RGLD (get quote)

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Royal Gold, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition and management of precious metal royalties. It owns royalty interests in various producing, development, evaluation, and exploration stage projects that explore for gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc metals. As of August 30, 2011, the company’s portfolio consisted of 184 properties on 6 continents, including interests in 36 producing mines and 21 development stage projects. It holds royalty interests in properties located in the United States, Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Canada, Chile, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Finland, Ghana, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Siguiri, Russia, Spain, and Tunisia. The company was founded in 1981 and is based in Denver, Colorado.

Royal Gold Inc