some links that provide some info about the production/supply/demand scenario being
accentuated and affected by the current price of gold
China surprisingly is the world's largest producer but, although the state buys at world
prices, gold remains in the country - no outside sales, production is many small mines
and international companies can't mine there
'Peak Oil and Peak Gold' by Roland Watson - April 23/06: http://news.goldseek.com/GoldSeek/1145804580.php
the chart link he provides is to the World Gold Council site - couldn't find the map but
the video 'Gold - The Supply Side' is recent; the site has a lot of current data, reports
and studies: http://www.marketknowledge.gold.org/
'Peak Gold, Easier to Model than Peak Oil ? - Part I' by Luis de Sousa - Nov 25/09
has a lot of charts: http://europe.theoildrum.com/node/5989
'Barrick shuts hedge book as world gold supply runs out' Ambrose Evans-Pritchard Nov 11/09
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/...hedge-book-as-world-gold-supply-runs-out.html
the current estimated per ounce production cost of gold is $500
accentuated and affected by the current price of gold
China surprisingly is the world's largest producer but, although the state buys at world
prices, gold remains in the country - no outside sales, production is many small mines
and international companies can't mine there
'Peak Oil and Peak Gold' by Roland Watson - April 23/06: http://news.goldseek.com/GoldSeek/1145804580.php
the chart link he provides is to the World Gold Council site - couldn't find the map but
the video 'Gold - The Supply Side' is recent; the site has a lot of current data, reports
and studies: http://www.marketknowledge.gold.org/
'Peak Gold, Easier to Model than Peak Oil ? - Part I' by Luis de Sousa - Nov 25/09
has a lot of charts: http://europe.theoildrum.com/node/5989
'Barrick shuts hedge book as world gold supply runs out' Ambrose Evans-Pritchard Nov 11/09
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/...hedge-book-as-world-gold-supply-runs-out.html
the current estimated per ounce production cost of gold is $500