Newmont Corporation (NEM) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Therefore, you might want to consider some of the key factors that could influence the stock's performance in the near future.

Shares of this gold and copper miner have returned +4.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +4.3% change. The Zacks Mining - Miscellaneous industry, to which Newmont belongs, has gained 3.9% over this period. Now the key question is: Where could the stock be headed in the near term?

Large scale OMO cash flows into mining equities -- and very soon into shale and oil sands