GOLDEN OPPORTUNITIES FOR MINING INVESTMENTS

Mining is an interesting business. Two things should be noted in context.

One is that mining stocks usually hold a certain value during market upsets. It has been proven over and over again that mineral wealth in the ground is, money in a bank

The second is that mining is a very cyclic industry. That is not a contradiction to the first axiom. The lows still have value. The highs, on the other hand, can shoot up overnight to unbelievable levels. As, $50 silver in 1979.

Charting the ups and downs of benchmark metals puts the highs on a 20 to 23 year cycle. In recent times consider the mining booms of 1935, 1955, 1978. We are headed towards another time where, as in Moab, Utah, during the uranium years in the 50‚s claims were being sold off of street corners; and when in the late 70's it was almost impossible to find open ground to prospect in the Mother Lode of California.

I mention these 'stampedes' as I was there, and those are the situations where individuals can compete. Usually the start-up costs associated with mineral extraction relegate the proposition to major corporations. There is little room for those looking to ride the crest up to a high, other than being a stockholder.