All that glitters is Gold ….
December 16, 2010
All that glitters is not gold but if you are one of the lucky investors to have bought gold – you will be celebrating this Christmas. Gold prices are at a record high and forecast to continue growing in 2011 as investors get the jitters about other global investments.
In Dubai and Germany they have introduced gold vending machines, put your money or credit card in and out pops a gold ingot – is there no end to our obsession with gold? It seems in the short term – no!
That’s why gold mining continues to dominate the landscape in many countries. Active exploration is taking place in the US, South Africa, Russia, Canada, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Chile, Brazil, Venezuela, Philippines, DRC, Mexico, Australia – this list is not definitive. Let’s hope more and more of these mineral exploration companies get to know about our Window Sampling Systems for horizon evaluations.
It may be small compared to some of the exploration machinery but has already proved very effective, don’t just take our word for it!
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