US Gold (AMEX:UXG), Agnico-Eagle (NYSE:AEM), Coeur d'Alene Mines (NYSE:CDE), Tanzanian Royalty Exploration (AMEX:TRE) in in 2010

We're looking at how gold miners performed and finished 2010, and in this grouping smaller miners are being examined, with the exception of Agnico. They are US Gold (AMEX:UXG), Agnico-Eagle (NYSE:AEM), Coeur d'Alene Mines (NYSE:CDE) and Tanzanian Royalty Exploration (AMEX:TRE).

Gold futures and spot gold prices closed out the year with a boom, as they skyrocketed in price, with spot gold finishing at about $1,420 to end 2010.

US Gold ended the year at $8.07, gaining $0.20 on December 31, up 0.20 percent. The company had a 52-week trading range of $2.02 to $8.17. They ended the year with a market cap of $984.67 million.

Agnico-Eagle closed the year out at $76.70, rising $0.23 on the last trading day, up 0.30 percent. The trading range for 2010 was from $49.64 to $88.20. They ended the year with a market cap of $12.86 billion.

Coeur d'Alene Mines finished off the year at $27.32, rising $0.13 on Friday, a gain of 0.48 percent. The 2010 trading range for them was $13.41 to $28.20. They closed off the year with a market cap of $2.44 billion.

Tanzanian Royalty Exploration ended 2010 at $7.30, up $0.02 on the final trading day of the year, increasing 0.27 percent. Their range for the year was $3.35 to $7.32. Their market cap heading into 2011 is $681.51 million.