Junior golds take different paths

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GOLD RESOURCE CORP. $1.65 is a hold. The company (New York symbol GORO; Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 74.5 million; Market cap: $122.9 million; Dividend yield: 2.4%; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; www.goldresourcecorp.com) owns six gold properties, two of which are operating, in the southern state of Oaxaca, Mexico. On December 31, 2020, Gold Resource spun off its U.S. operations as FORTITUDE GOLD CORP. $7.45, which is also a hold. This firm (Over-the-counter symbol FTCO; Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 24.0 million; Market cap: $178.8 million; Dividend yield: 5.6%; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; www.fortitudegold.com) operates the Isabella Pearl gold mine in Nevada. Investors received one share of Fortitude Gold for every 3.5 shares of Gold Resource Corp. Gold prices have declined about 10% in the past year. That’s partly why the former parent is down 50% since the spinoff. COVID-19 outbreaks at its mines have also hurt the stock. The spinoff, however, has soared 128% on rising production and gold grades per ton. Gold Resource…