Eldorado Gold (NYSE:EGO), Fronteer Gold (AMEX:FRG), Newmont Mining (NYSE:NEM), IAMGOLD (NYSE:IAG) in 2010

In this grouping of gold miners we're looking at, all of them ended 2010 on a positive note, along with spot gold prices and gold futures, including Eldorado Gold (NYSE:EGO), Fronteer Gold (AMEX:FRG), Newmont Mining (NYSE:NEM) and IAMGOLD (NYSE:IAG).

Spot gold and gold futures ended the year with a roar, as spot gold soared to over $1,420 an ounce.

Newmont Mining ended the year at $61.43, gaining $0.35 on December 31, up 0.57 percent. The company had a 52-week trading range of $42.80 to $65.50. They ended the year with a market cap of $30.29 billion.

IAMGOLD closed the year out at $17.80, losing $0.06 on the last trading day, down 0.34 percent. The trading range for 2010 was from $13.00 to $20.25. They ended the year with a market cap of $6.64 billion.

Fronteer Gold finished off the year at $11.73, rising $0.18 on Friday, a gain of 1.56 percent. The 2010 trading range for them was $3.76 to $12.09. They closed off the year with a market cap of $1.77 billion.

Eldorado Gold ended 2010 at $18.57, up $0.03 on the final trading day of the year, increasing 0.16 percent. Their range for the year was $11.39 to $19.48. Their market cap heading into 2011 is $10.17 billion.