Gold Fields Limited vs Vale SA — how do they compare? Gold Fields Limited trades at $41.5 (market cap $36.72B), while Vale SA trades at $14.39 (market cap $62.26B). The key difference: Vale SA is the larger of the two by market cap, and Vale SA pays the higher dividend (8.12%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| GFI | VALE | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $36.72B | $62.26B |
Sector | Basic Materials | Basic Materials |
52-Week High | $61.52 | $17.82 |
52-Week Low | $29.31 | $9.71 |
Enterprise Value | $38.16B | $78.50B |
Dividend Yield | 5.64% | 8.12% |
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Gold Fields Ltd is a producer of gold and is a holder of gold reserves and resources in South Africa, Ghana, Australia and Peru. In Peru, the company also produces copper. The company is primarily involved in underground and surface gold and surface copper mining and silver and related activities, including exploration, extraction, processing and smelting. It conducts underground and surface mining operations at St. Ives, underground-only operations at Agnew, Granny Smith and South Deep and surface-only open pit mining at Damang, Tarkwa and Cerro Corona. The company's revenues are derived from the sale of gold that it produces.
Read more on GFI →Vale is the world's largest iron ore miner and one of the largest diversified miners, along with BHP and Rio Tinto. Earnings are dominated by the bulk materials division, primarily iron ore and iron ore pellets, with minor contributions from iron ore proxies, including manganese and coal. The base metals division is much smaller, primarily consisting of nickel mines and smelters with a small contribution from copper.
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