The summer of 2011 is a wonderful time to be a gold miner. The price burst above US$1,800 an ounce on Aug 10, but has since fallen back a bit. Don't worry. It will rise again given the background of global economic uncertainty.

The numbers have been crunched, the results tabulated, and CMJ is proud to announce this year's top Canadian mining company is the world's biggest gold producer, Barrick Gold. Thanks in part to the historic high price of gold, the company had...