Aurizon Mines (AMEX:AZK), Seabridge Gold (AMEX:SA), Northgate Minerals (AMEX:NXG), Jaguar Mining (NYSE:JAG) in 2010

We're looking at how gold miners performed and finished 2010, and in this round smaller miners are being examined, including Aurizon Mines (AMEX:AZK), Seabridge Gold (AMEX:SA), Northgate Minerals (AMEX:NXG) and Jaguar Mining (NYSE:JAG).

Gold futures and spot gold prices concluded the year with a bang, as they soared in price, with spot gold finishing at around $1,420 to end 2010.

Aurizon Mines ended the year at $7.32, gaining $0.01 on December 31, up 0.14 percent. The company had a 52-week trading range of $3.56 to $7.45. They ended the year with a market cap of $1.18 billion.

Seabridge Gold closed the year out at $30.68, rising $0.79 on the last trading day, up 2.64 percent. The trading range for 2010 was from $20.00 to $37.95. They ended the year with a market cap of $1.24 billion.

Northgate Minerals finished off the year at $3.20, rising $0.01 on Friday, a gain of 0.31 percent. The 2010 trading range for them was $2.30 to $3.59. They closed off the year with a market cap of $931.46 million.

Jaguar Mining ended 2010 at $7.13, up $0.09 on the final trading day of the year, increasing 1.28 percent. Their range for the year was $5.67 to $14.01. Their market cap heading into 2011 is $600.65 million.

Jaguar started the year off hot but kept falling through August and have remained level since then.