With the software I have here, I added a GLD overlay, going back to the bottom at the start of 2016. So I can see relative performance of gold or GLD, with the miners.
Using a few examples AGI, Its up 300% with GLD up 100%. DRD is up 400%, BVN 800%, SVM 500%, FNV 140%, WFM 150%, GFI 450%, AU 200%, KGC RGLD also up 200%.
AG and HL Silver and many other only kept pace with GLD and some lagged GLD.
P.S. The decent miners are over $500 million market cap. Those tiny ones are only good for a little Vegas money if you know something good about them to play.