Hottest Gold-Mining Stock: Yamana Tops Poll

Yamana Gold(AUY Quote) ran away with this week's poll asking you, the TheStreet.com reader, to nominate the strongest gold play in equities. Yamana scored a whopping 52% of the votes.

During a week that saw the price of an ounce of gold approach the mythic $1,000 level -- as investors sought safe havens and made speculative moves betting on inflation -- shares of mining companies specializing in the yellow metal spiked as well. Yamana was among the leading gainers. Its stock added 13.6% this week, ending trading Friday at $10.60.

Goldcorp(GG Quote) took a distant second in our survey, garnering 14.1% of your clicks. Its shares closed the week at $41.50, up almost 12% on the week.

Agnico-Eagle Mines(AEM Quote), which took home some 13% of the vote, saw its stock rocket to $67.26 by week's end, gaining 14.6%.

Barrick Gold(ABX Quote), Newmont Mining(NEM Quote) and AngloGold Ashanti(AU Quote) garnered 10.7%, 6.9% and 3.8%, respectively.

-- Written by Scott Eden in New York

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