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Richard Gray on the Two Real Drivers Behind Gold Price

"IAMGOLD and their niobium mine....."

That's funny because before today I don't think I ever heard the word. But I was just reading about a historical resource estimate of that very substance at Ucore Uranium's website, where they say they have a 96 million pound resource of niobium (among other heavy REE's) at their Bokan Mountain REE Project in Alaska.
www.ucoreuranium.com/ - just scroll down to see it

Why Are Large Hedge Funds Investing in Gold?

Why Are Large Hedge Funds Investing in Gold?

After the dollar falls off the cliff....what's left besides gold (PM's) and other commodities?? That's why you want a position in some of these mid tier to major gold producers NOW. Soon as these hedge funds and even the public are frightened out of the dollar (which is looking just kind of scary right now), they'll be looking at getting into gold for the same reason everyone else does. Once the physical market is empty (don't laugh as some of these hedge funds have more dollars/money than the complete gold market is worth) and they start to pile into anything golden, the price of these stocks will SKYROCKET. Don't trade them...just accumulate, hold and enjoy the ride! Right now they, like the Chinese, have to be careful not to buy so much gold that they actually move the price. It wasn't long ago some Chinese Minister of Finance I think said something to the effect that yes, they like gold but they have to buy carefully as every time they do buy, the price goes up. On the other hand with an extensive and ever growing inventory of paper FRN's, they have to be careful there too so they don't get left holding the proverbial (dollar) bag. Oh yes....choices, choices....and everyone has some to make!!

Invest in Gold Miners, Silver Miners, or Both?

No mention of Alexco or MAG Silver? Though their share price isn't a match for SLW, PAAS or SSRI, IF there happens to be a downside move, these two wouldn't (in theory) move as far in that direction.
AXU has been mentioned in Seeking Alpha numerous times and now that they're all cashed up, thank to a deal with Silver Wheaton some months back, and on their way towards production, you definitely have to take a look at them.
MAG could be the object of a takeover, not to mention they have an excellent resource there in sunny old Mexico, with the drills continuing to turn.
Other than that, the author's right about a limited selection of QUALITY silver miners available to those in the know about silver stocks....