Here are the five best performing gold mining stocks, taken from companies with a market capitalization over $5 billion.

1. Kinross Gold Corp., up 2.43 percent

2. Goldcorp Inc., up 2.4 percent

3. Randgold Resources Ltd., up 1.63 percent

4. Yamana Gold Inc., up 0.96 percent

5. Barrick Gold Corp., up 0.86 percent

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