13.11.2012 - Gold: The next strategic commodity?
Imagine the US troops being sent to a remote gold mine in Africa to guard the assets there. Or a gold war breaking out in Africa wherein two or more groups can only talk to each other using bullets just because they cannot see each other when it comes to possessing gold properties. Replace the words 'gold' and 'Africa' with 'crude oil' and 'Middle East' and the picture becomes clear. Fast forward in time and you will not have to do this word substitution! Gold could well become a strategic asset in the coming years; not according some nondescript analyst but as Sun Zhaoxue wants it, the head of China National Gold Corporation...............................................Full Article: Source
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