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Gold Set to Soar? Here’s What Coin Sales are Saying … | Uncommon Wisdom Daily

Gold Set to Soar? Here’s What Coin Sales are Saying … | Uncommon Wisdom Daily | Gold and What Moves it. | Scoop.it
With gold prices at a one-month low, is this a buying opportunity before the yellow metal takes off even higher? Gold (and silver!) buying that’s on the rise in the U.S.

 

by Sean Brodrick:

 

"... While money supply growth flattened and then declined in the earlier part of this year, it is now picking up again. If recent history repeats itself, that should be bullish for gold.

 

"The official inflation rate is 1.6%. That’s less than the Fed’s original target rate of 2%. So, I think this increase in money supply that we can see on the chart is just the start. In other words, the Fed has plenty of room to keep printing.

 

"Many investors are already betting that inflation is around the corner, or at least that the Fiscal Cliff could plunge us into financial uncertainty. And guess what they’re buying to protect themselves?

 

"Silver, Gold American Eagle Sales Soaring!

 

"November and December are historically strong months for gold sales — but January and February aren’t bad, either.

 

"The U.S. Mint recently reported that sales of Gold Eagle coins this November were TRIPLE the sales of a year earlier. Investors scooped up 131,000 ounces of American Eagles from the U.S. Mint in November. That marked the strongest November since 1998. ..."

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Aussie man digs out 5.5 kg Gold nugget

According to reports, the nugget weighing 177 ounces, or 5.5 kilograms has been unearthed with a metal detector just outside Ballarat in a popular area for prospecting.

 

MELBOURNE(BullionStreet): An amateur prospector, who wants to remain anonymous,discovered a huge gold nugget with an estimated value of more than $300,000 in Australia's Victoria state.

 

According to reports, the nugget weighing 177 ounces, or 5.5 kilograms has been unearthed with a metal detector just outside Ballarat in a popular area for prospecting. ...

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How cool would it be to dig up something like this!

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China buys another Gold asset in Australia

Major Gold companies such as Shandong Gold, Zijing Mining and Zhaojin Mining are already in the fray for overseas takeovers, analysts said.

 

PERTH(BullionStreet): As part of it's efforts to boost gold reserves, China acquired yet another gold asset in Australia.

 

China's Hanking Gold Mining said it had acquired St Barbara's Southern Cross mine in the WA goldfields for $22.5 million.

 

The acquisition follows the sale of several other WA mines to Chinese companies over the past six months.

Hal's insight:

And the Dragon continues to get all the gold it can.

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Western Australia's gold sector in jeopardy | MINING.com

Western Australia's gold sector in jeopardy | MINING.com | Gold and What Moves it. | Scoop.it
High exploration costs are to blame.

 

 

The Australian Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (AMEC) warned Monday  the future of Western Australia's gold sector is uncertain as high exploration costs hamstring miners.

 

ABC News reports that several of the state's operating gold mines have declining reserves and lower ore quality as they dig deeper.

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So how do you think the gold spot will react to this?

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