Why Gold Stock SSR Mining Soared Today

SSR Mining (NASDAQ: SSRM) stock surged on Tuesday and was trading up 9.8% as of 12:40 p.m. ET before hitting a high of 12% earlier in the day. A strong first quarter and hefty dividend hike sent the gold stock soaring today.

Here are the key numbers from SSR Mining's Q1 earnings report (all changes year over year):

Those numbers look awful, so why did the stock skyrocket today? There are three reasons why.

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