| Gold equities have been in the middle of a perfect storm for the past 18 months or so, sending share prices – and valuations – to historic lows in some cases. Issues over costs led to a significant disconnect between gold and gold miners in 2011 and 2012, so when bullion itself took a spectacular tumble earlier this year, gold funds fell from already depressed levels.
This, combined with the waning sentiment towards natural resources in general, has seen the HSBC Global Gold index fall more than 46 per cent since the beginning of 2012, with many gold funds not too far behind.......................................Full Article: Source
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