Investor Conference Adds Christopher James Gold Corp. (CJG: TSX.V), Diamonds North Resources (DDN: TSX.V), Oriental Minerals Inc. (OTL: TSX.V), and M

Investor Conference Adds Christopher James Gold Corp. (CJG: TSX.V), Diamonds North Resources (DDN: TSX.V), Oriental Minerals Inc. (OTL: TSX.V), and Macarthur Minerals Ltd (MMS: TSX.V)

http://www.investorideas.com/, and mining portals http://www.gold-miningstocks.com/, http://www.miningsectorstocks.com/, add Christopher James Gold Corp. (CJG: TSX.V), Diamonds North Resources (DDN: TSX.V), Oriental Minerals Inc. (OTL: TSX.V), and Macarthur Minerals Ltd (MMS: TSX.V) to the growing list of public companies presenting in the upcoming April 18th online investor mining conference. The conference list of presenters currently features six well-known and respected industry speakers and 17 public companies covering a diverse spectrum of the mining industry.

The conference theme “Mining and Resources: Perspectives on gold, silver, copper, diamond, uranium, metals and other key mining segments” will be discussed by well-known industry experts, as well as several presenting public companies. The format will feature audio and Power Point of Flash presentations, averaging 15-20 minutes in length for each speaker. The online audio conference will be made live April 18th and archived for a minimum of three months thereafter.

“Our one-day online investor conference provides investors with in-depth free research in a user friendly audio format that can be accessed online at the user’s convenience once the conference is live. This makes it a valuable long term information tool for both investors and participants,” states Ann- Marie Fleming, Business Development.

Recent Additions Include:

Christopher James Gold Corp. (CJG: TSX.V), a Canadian mineral exploration company that holds interests in a large portfolio of gold projects in British Columbia, Nevada, and Mexico. Most notably, it has the exclusive option to acquire 100% of Guardsmen Resources Inc., a private company that owns a number of highly prospective properties in the Toodoggone mining district in north-central British Columbia, including the high-grade Ranch gold project. http://www.christopherjamesgold.com/

Diamonds North Resources (DDN: TSX.V) is on the verge of discovering Canada’s next diamond mine. Over the past four years the Company has evaluated over 300 million acres of property in Canada’s North and selected three projects, Amaruk, Hepburn and Banks Island, each with the potential to host a $10 billion diamond mine similar to Ekati or Diavik, Canada’s largest and most profitable diamond mines. http://www.diamondsnorth.com/

Oriental Minerals Inc. (OTL: TSX.V), a Canadian-based exploration company exploring for World-Class mineral deposits in South Korea. The Company’s current projects include tungsten-molybdenum, base metal and gold-silver properties with significant known mineralization and excellent regional potential. http://www.orientalminerals.com/

Macarthur Minerals Ltd (MMS: TSX.V) Macarthur Minerals Ltd is a Canadian listed company (TSX-V) currently focused on the exploration and development of its Lake Giles project located in Western Australia. The area is prospective for significant magnetite iron ore deposits, gold and nickel sulphide mineralization. The company is currently completing Stage 3 drilling, with results expected to be released in late March. Davis Test Tube highlights from Stage 2 drilling included 18 metres grading 70.5% Iron. http://www.macarthurminerals.com/

Mining Interactive Corp. offers an exceptionally broad range of integrated investor, media, financial and corporate-communication services. The Company is dedicated to “name-branding” its five Member-Companies and providing them with comprehensive and effective investor-relations programs, based on their specific needs. http://www.mininginteractive.com/

Additional Presenting Companies:
Keynote: Kinross Gold Corporation; Longview Capital Partners; Rimfire Minerals Corporation; Sabina Silver Corporation; Target Exploration & Mining; Buffalo Gold Ltd.; Geodex Minerals Ltd.; Bayswater Uranium Corp; Unor Inc.; Niogold Mining Corp; Ascendant Copper; Lateegra Gold Corp

Investors following resource stocks can learn more about the upcoming Mining and Resource Conference at:
http://www.investorideas.com/forums/Portals/resources.aspx and can register for free online at: http://www.investorideas.com/forums/Register.aspx

Upcoming Online Conference with Mining and Resources Investing Theme

InvestorIdeas.com Updates List of Presenters in Upcoming Online Conference with Mining and Resources Investing Theme

Strength in Global Commodity Markets Builds Momentum for Online Conference

www.InvestorIdeas.com, and mining portals www.Gold-MiningStocks.com, www.MiningSectorStocks.com, updates the list of speakers and presenters in the upcoming April 18th online investor conference providing insight and information on investing trends and opportunities in Mining and Resources. The conference theme “Mining and Resources: Perspectives on gold, silver, copper, diamond, uranium, metals and other key mining segments” will be discussed by well-known industry experts, as well as presenting public companies including keynote Kinross Gold Corporation.

Current conference participants include:

Longview Capital Partners (LV: TSX.V), a global resource group with a current portfolio of companies the Company has founded, developed and invested in, with a combined market capitalization of over $900 million. www.longviewcp.com

Rimfire Minerals Corporation (RFM: TSX.V); an early-stage gold and silver focused exploration company with 11 active exploration projects in Alaska, BC, Yukon, Nevada and Australia. At least four projects will see drilling in 2007. www.rimfireminerals.com

Sabina Silver Corporation (SBB:TSX-V), a Canadian public mineral exploration and development company with assets at the Hackett River silver-zinc project in the Canadian Arctic, the Del Norte project in the Stewart-Eskay Creek Mining District, and several projects in the Red Lake Mining District of Ontario. www.sabinasilver.com

Geodex Minerals Ltd. (GXM:TSX.V), a Canadian based resource company with a focus on the exploration and development of base metal deposits in New Brunswick. The company’s flagship property is Sisson Brook which contains a large open-pittable tungsten/molybdenum deposit. www.geodexminerals.com

Additional Participating Companies:
Keynote: Kinross Gold Corporation; Target Exploration & Mining; Macarthur Minerals Ltd.; Buffalo Gold Ltd.; Oriental Minerals Inc.; Bayswater Uranium Corp, and Mining Interactive Corp www.mininginteractive.com

Investors following resource stocks can learn more about the upcoming Mining and Resource Conference at:
http://www.investorideas.com/forums/Portals/resources.aspx and can register for free online at: http://www.investorideas.com/forums/Register.aspx

Current List of Industry Speakers Include:
Peter Grandich, Founder, Grandich Publications, LLC www.Grandich.com; Jon Nadler, Investment Products Analyst, Kitco Inc. www.Kitco.com; Eric Coffin, HRA (Hard Rock Analyst) Advisories www.hraadvisory.com; Adrian Day, President, Adrian Day Asset Management www.adriandayassetmanagement.com; John Kaiser
Kaiser Bottom-Fish Online www.kaiserbottomfish.com; and Lawrence Roulston with Resource Opportunities www.resourceopportunities.com.

Conference Sponsor: Resource World Magazine - Resource World Magazine reports on the business of Mining, Oil & Gas and Alternative Energy. www.resourceworld.com

Media Sponsors: U3O8.biz - U3O8.biz is a leading provider of business news, financial information and analytical tools on the uranium market www.u3o8.biz and Small Cap Conference www.smallcapconference.ca/ .

Introductory "Shrewd Speculators” Podcast, with Kevin Sylla and Eric Axel; Discuss Mining, Oil and Gas Sectors

InvestorIdeas.com Adds New Investor Podcast- “Shrewd Speculators”; Market and Sector Commentary
Introductory "Shrewd Speculators” Podcast, with Kevin Sylla and Eric Axel; Discuss Mining, Oil and Gas Sectors
POINT ROBERTS, Wash., Delta B.C., March 12, 2007 - www.InvestorIdeas.com, a leading global investor and industry research resource portal specialized in sector investing news, stock directories and research links, has added a new Investor Podcast to its growing audio content. The launch of Shrewd Speculators; Market and Sector Commentary with Kevin Sylla and Eric Axel, opens the series with a discussion on the market, focusing in on mining and oil and gas sectors.
With the focus on global warming increasing as the awareness of the damage caused through the burning of fossil fuels has become apparent, uranium stocks have benefited as the bid for nuclear power strengthens.
Eric Axel describes, “The run for many uranium stock prices has been enormous, on average between 80-100%, and with uranium companies expanding I think there is still a run left in them. You do need to be selective and this of course always goes back management.”

Looking to the oil market both ‘speculators’ have a positive outlook on the sector. “I am very bullish on oil for several reasons. I think the geopolitical uncertainty and the nearing U.S. election will drive prices north of $70 per barrel. Short-term I think pure oil plays will continue to do well going into the summer. As an investor I would look for oil and gas service companies as my number one priority,” states Kevin Sylla.

The audience is invited to submit questions to the Shrewd Speculators for response in future podcasts. Please email all questions through: speculators@investorideas.com

Shrewd Speculators ( www.investorideas.com/ss/ ) hosts include Kevin Sylla, who currently serves as the Special Situations Director at Bathgate Capital Partners LLC (www.bathgatepartners.com), an innovative investment bank focused on providing comprehensive services to underexposed and undervalued micro cap companies.

Eric Axel is the Director of Special Situations with Perrin, Holden & Davenport (www.phdc.com), a full service brokerage and investment banking firm located in New York City.

Shrewd Speculators Podcast: www.investorideas.com/Podcasts/sspodcast.xml
InvestorIdeas.com® - Podcasts: www.investorideas.com/podcasts/iipodcast.xml
Both Available on iTunes
Current Audio Content: www.investorideas.com/audio_stocks/

Hear Industry Experts and Public Companies Discuss gold, silver, copper, diamond, uranium, metals and other Mining Stocks and Opportunities

InvestorIdeas.com® Announces Upcoming Online Investor Conference Covering Mining and Resources

Hear Industry Experts and Public Companies Discuss gold, silver, copper, diamond, uranium, metals and other Mining Stocks and Opportunities

www.InvestorIdeas.com, and mining portals www.Gold-MiningStocks.com, www.MiningSectorStocks.com, announce the upcoming online free investor conference providing insight and information on investing trends and opportunities in Mining and Resources. The conference theme “Mining and Resources: Perspectives on gold, silver, copper, diamond, uranium, metals and other key mining segments” will be discussed by industry experts including Peter Grandich, Founder of Grandich Publications, LLC and Jon Nadler, Investment Products Analyst at Kitco, as well as presenting public companies. The conference is sponsored by well-known industry publication, Resource World Magazine.

Investors following resource stocks can learn more about the upcoming Mining and Resource Conference at:
http://www.investorideas.com/forums/Portals/resources.aspx and can register for free online at: http://www.investorideas.com/forums/Register.aspx

Current List of Industry Speakers Include:
Peter Grandich
Founder, Grandich Publications, LLC
With no formal education or training, Peter Grandich entered Wall Street and within three years was appointed Vice President of Investment Strategy for a leading New York Stock Exchange member firm. A prolific and often-quoted writer, he edited and published four investment newsletters.

Labelled the Wall Street Whiz Kid, Grandich gained national notoriety by being among the very few who not only forecasted the 1987 stock market crash just weeks before it happened, but on the very next day he predicted that within a year the market would reach a new all-time high – which it did. Proving his 1987 forecast was no fluke, Mr. Grandich said in January 2000 that the year 2000 will go down as the year the great mega bull market of the 80s and 90s came to an end.

Jon Nadler
Investment Products Analyst, Kitco Inc.
Mr. Jon Nadler's precious metals career encompasses 30 years of extensive client asset management, metals market analysis, and direct metals sales experience. His career achievements include establishing or managing retail precious metals operations at three major financial institutions (Deak-Perera, Republic National Bank, and Bank of America). Jon has long-established business ties with all major governmental mints (US Mint, Royal Canadian Mint, Perth Mint), reputable precious metals dealers (Kitco, GoldMoney, Asset Strategies International), the precious metals wholesale trade, and industry membership organizations (the World Gold Council, The Industry Council on Tangible Assets). Jon is frequently quoted in the U.S. and Canadian financial media (ROBTV, CBC Radio, Forbes.com, and MarketWatch) for market analysis and for investor education on precious metals. www.Kitco.com

Conference Sponsor: Resource World Magazine - Resource World Magazine reports on the business of Mining, Oil & Gas and Alternative Energy. www.resourceworld.com

Media Sponsor: U3O8.biz - U3O8.biz is a leading provider of business news, financial information and analytical tools on the uranium market. www.u3o8.biz

About our Mining Portals:

www.Gold-MiningStocks.com (GMS) and www.MiningSectorStocks.com (MSS), portals within the InvestorIdeas.com® content umbrella, do not make recommendations, but feature industry and stock news, exclusive articles and financial columnists, audio interviews and Podcasts, investor conferences, Blogs, and a directory of stocks in the sector. Industry participants are invited to submit news, articles and research:
http://www.gold-miningstocks.com/NewsUploader/Submission.aspx

Disclaimer: Our sites do not make recommendations, but offer information portals to research news, articles, stock lists and recent research. Nothing on our sites should be construed as an offer or solicitation to buy or sell products or securities. We attempt to research thoroughly, but we offer no guarantees as to the accuracy of information presented. All Information relating to featured companies is sourced from public documents and/ or the company and is not the opinion of our web sites. Investorideas.com is compensated by featured companies, news submissions and online advertising
www.InvestorIdeas.com/About/Disclaimer.asp

For Additional Information on Participating in this Upcoming Online Conference Please Contact:

Dawn Van Zant: 800-665-0411 - dvanzant@investorideas.com

Ann Marie Fleming: 866-725-2554 - afleming@investorideas.com

Website: www.InvestorIdeas.com

Source: InvestorIdeas.com®

Upcoming Gold, Silver, Uranium Stocks Online Investor Conference

For avid investors following events in gold, silver and uranium and other mining stocks - we are initiating the upcoming conference as a valuable tool for investors to become more informed-


Mining: Gold, Silver, Uranium and Mining Sector Perspectives
Hear Industry Experts and Public Companies Discuss Opportunities in the Mining Sector

Sponsored by: InvestorIdeas.com and sector portals: Gold-Miningstocks.com and Miningsectorstocks.com


Theme: Mining: Gold, Silver, Uranium and Mining Sector Perspectives

Format: Audio and (optional: PowerPoint or Flash)

more info coming soon at http://www.investorideas.com/forums/

as gold spikes to nine month high- Investorideas.com Investor Podcast with Kitco gives investors additional gold investing choices

As investors watched oil and gold prices rise today - Investorideas.com investor podcasts added the recent audio interview with Kitco regarding RRSP investment choices in gold. As the deadline approaches and gold rises , investors are invited to listen to the Podcast, http://investorideas.com/podcasts/iipodcast.xml now available on iTunes


Kitco’s Jon Nadler Discusses a New Opportunity for Canadians to Purchase Physical Gold in their Registered Retirement Savings Plans – In this interview Mr. Nadler, Investment Products Analyst with Kitco, discusses gold as a valuable long-term capital preservation strategy for investment portfolios and a new opportunity for Canadians to purchase physical gold in their registered retirement savings plans. Questrade Inc. together with Kitco Metals Inc. is now offering Canadians the opportunity to purchase physical gold within registered savings accounts such as RRSPs and RESPs, with the gold being stored at the Royal Canadian Mint.

additionally gold-miningstocks.com has a growing list of gold and mining stocks , including urnanium stocks for interested investors at
http://www.miningsectorstocks.com/Gold_Stocks/Stocks_List.asp

Kitco’s Jon Nadler Discusses a New Opportunity for Canadians to Purchase Physical Gold in their Registered Retirement Savings Plans

Gold-MiningStocks.com – Kitco’s Jon Nadler Discusses a New Opportunity for Canadians to Purchase Physical Gold in their Registered Retirement Savings Plans


Gold Continues to be a Valuable Long-Term Capital Preservation Strategy for Investment Portfolios


www.Gold-MiningStocks.com (GMS), an investor and industry portal for the gold and mining sector presents an online audio interview with Kitco’s Jon Nadler, Investment Products Analyst, to discuss the long term potential of gold as an investment, and a new opportunity for Canadians to purchase physical gold in their registered retirement savings plans. Questrade Inc. together with Kitco Metals Inc. is now offering Canadians the opportunity to purchase physical gold within registered savings accounts such as RRSPs and RESPs, with the gold being stored at the Royal Canadian Mint.

In 2005, the Canadian government revised regulations making precious metals eligible for inclusion in registered accounts. With the ability to hold physical gold, investors can now diversify their retirement portfolios with what many consider to be a ‘safe haven’ investment.

As Jon Nadler explains, “The addition of physical gold to any investment portfolio is a prudent device which should be regarded as long-term capital preservation strategy.”

“Previous to this product what was available was limited to mutual funds, mining shares, a few ETFs here and there, but at the end of the day most of these vehicles were generic promises on paper, or subject to the performance of a trustee or a particular company and because they were not physical metal, they did not fulfill the functions that only physical gold can provide in a portfolio such as long-term capital protection, zero risk of default, credit risk and other issues that come up with conventional instruments. This is one product that is largely a pure expression of gold’s best attributes,” adds Nadler.

Worldwide demand for gold has been a key driver to this market for the past six years, significantly impacted by the physical offtake from key consuming countries such as China and India describes Nadler, with Western European, North American investors and institutional players showing a tremendous renewed interest in precious metals since 2001.

“There is also strong physical demand from individual investors which has really shifted the balance in the gold market in their favor. To wit individual investors control globally and are hoarding more physical gold than the sum total of central bank tonnage. This is a critical development in the marketplace which should be noted by analysts because it will be a key driver going forward,” states Mr. Nadler.

Adding to this, with global mine production under pressure from higher costs and the growing level of challenging resource access, gold prices are believed to remain at high levels moving forward.

To Listen to the Interview in Full Please Visit:
http://www.Gold-MiningStocks.com/Audio/Kitco/default.asp

About Kitco:
Since its founding in 1977, Kitco Inc. has deservedly earned the reputation of being the world’s premier retailer of precious metals. Kitco started with a singular objective in mind: to offer the highest quality of customer care to the widest range of individuals and firms seeking products and services in the precious metals industry. Kitco’s phenomenal growth and unsurpassed client loyalty attest to its continuing focus on the original goal.

Kitco (www.kitco.com) is the most frequently accessed precious metals information site on the Internet (millions of page view per week). Hundreds of clients execute daily transactions in precious metals with Kitco online and on the telephone. Whether it is for purchasing gold coins or bars, accessing live precious metals prices, researching charts or reading up-to-the-minute market commentaries, people all over the world know they can rely on Kitco’s unsurpassed information quality and client services.

About our Mining Portals:
www.Gold-MiningStocks.com (GMS) and www.MiningSectorStocks.com (MSS), portals within the InvestorIdeas.com® content umbrella, do not make recommendations, but offer investors research, news, blogs, RSS Feeds, online conferences, interviews and links to public companies within the gold and mining sector.
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For our comprehensive list of Gold and Mining stocks: http://www.Gold-MiningStocks.com/Gold_Stocks/Stocks_List.asp
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New Sector Poll - Is Gold the hot sector?

Calling on all gold investors - with the recent activity in gold - Investorideas.com and the Gold-miningstocks.com portal asks- Is Gold the hot sector?

New Feature on Investorideas.com home page :

Sector Poll - What sector is hot? We see inbound searches from investors as far as what sectors they are tracking so we thought it would be good to see directly from a polling/voting standpoint to see what sector is hot each week.It’s a great way to track trends and see what othe investors are tracking.

let us know what you are tracking - vote
http://www.investorideas.com/DUPoll/

Mining and Gold Investor Portals Offer News, Press Release and Article Submission for Mining Companies

Gold-MiningStocks.com Portal is Currently Ranked Number Three on Google for Search Phrase “Gold Stocks“


www.MiningSectorStocks.com (MSS) and www.Gold-MiningStocks.com (GMS), top ranked portals for investors and industry following the gold and mining industry, announce services for public and private companies to submit news and press releases to online visitors following the gold and mining sector. In addition, MiningSectorStocks.com (MSS) and Gold-MiningStocks.com (GMS) have added a new feature for freelance journalists and industry experts to contribute articles. The additional content builds upon the highly visited portal articles, audio interviews, stock directories, audio conferences, blogs, RSS feeds and links.

MiningSectorStocks.com and Gold-MiningStocks.com include a comprehensive and growing list of Mining Stocks for investors to initiate due diligence in the sector: http://www.Gold-MiningStocks.com/Gold_Stocks/Stocks_List.asp
Public and Private Company Content Submission:
To Submit Gold-MiningStocks.com News: http://www.gold-miningstocks.com/NewsUploader/
To Submit Gold-MiningStocks.com Articles: http://www.gold-miningstocks.com/NewsUploader/Submit_Article/


About our Mining Portals:
www.MiningSectorStocks.com (MSS) and www.Gold-MiningStocks.com (GMS) are investor and industry news portals for the gold and mining sector within the InvestorIdeas.com® content umbrella. The MSS and GMS websites do not make recommendations, but offer unique free information portals to research news, exclusive articles, interviews, investor conferences and a growing list of participating public companies in the sector. Additionally the site features the Gold and Mining Blog for insight into the sector news. http://goldandminingnews.blogspot.com/
InvestorIdeas.com® is a leading global investor and industry news research resource portal covering over twenty industry sectors and global markets, featuring: investor newsletters, Blogs, RSS news feeds, investor conferences and forums, audio interviews, stock directories and exclusive industry articles. InvestorIdeas.com® and some of the sector portals have been featured and quoted in Business Week, CNN Financial TV, CBS Marketwatch radio, Wired and other financial publications online, radio and print.
InvestorIdeas.com® Disclaimer: www.InvestorIdeas.com/About/Disclaimer.asp Our sites do not make recommendations, but offer information portals to research news, articles, stock lists and recent research. Nothing on our sites should be construed as an offer or solicitation to buy or sell products or securities. We attempt to research thoroughly, but we offer no guarantees as to the accuracy of information presented. All Information relating to featured companies is sourced from public documents and/ or the company and is not the opinion of our web sites. These sites are currently compensated for by "featured companies."

South America Continues to Reveal Opportunities in Technology, Digital Media, Renewable Energy and Mining

South American Mining Opportunities
Chile is the largest copper producer in the world and with copper prices seeing record highs in 2006 the region has reaped the economic rewards as GDP growth reached over 6% in 2005 and over 5% for 2006.
According to Stephen Poloz, Senior Vice-President, Corporate Affairs and Chief Economist with Export Development Canada, “During 2005, copper exports contributed to 16% of Chilean GDP, and lately that figure has been around 23%. This steep rise in the contribution of copper to Chile’s GDP is related to copper’s meteoric price rise in the past two years.”
Argentina is the second-largest country in South America next to Brazil with rich natural resources and strong GDP growth between 8-9% over the past few years. As a result of historical political uncertainty Argentina has seen relatively little exploration when compared to nearby regions such as Chile and Brazil. However, as the political climate has significantly improved so has the investment potential of this region. Evidence of this is seen in the participation by many resource companies such as GoldCorp Inc. (NYSE: GG; TSX: G), Golden Peaks Resources Ltd. (TSX: GL), and Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE: ABX; TSX: ABX).
In addition to operational properties in Brazil and Chile, GoldCorp Inc. (NYSE: GG; TSX: G ) currently owns 37.5% of a gold and copper producing property in Alumbrera, Argentina. According to the Company, the Alumbrera property has been averaging approximately 700,000 tonnes of concentrate containing 600,000 ounces of gold as well as 190,000 tonnes of copper metal.
Golden Peaks Resources Ltd. (TSX: GL) , an exploration and resource development company holds more than 385,000 acres of prospective land holdings in four of Argentina’s most established mining districts. The Company’s main focus is on five high priority gold projects within Argentina covering the provinces of La Rioja, Neuquen, and Chubut. Golden Peaks’ La Fortuna project in Chubut, Argentina is located in the same region as the nearby Esquel and Navidad deposits and exhibits distinct geological characteristics which the Company believes to be evidence of its potential to be the region’s next major gold discovery.
The world’s leading gold company Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE: ABX; TSX: ABX), has global operations that include various South American locations such as Peru, Chile and Argentina. Barrick’s Argentinean Veladero mine is located in the San Juan province immediately south of the Company’s Pascua-Lama cross-border development property, which spans both Chile and Argentina. According to the Company, the Veladero mine cost $547 million in capital construction and produced 56,000 ounces of gold in 2005. The Pascua-Lama property has gold, silver and copper mineralization and has seen Barrick invest approximately $1.5 billion in construction capital as they prepare for production start-up in 2010 with estimates of producing 750,000-775,000 ounces for the first 10 years.
Overall, while emerging markets can potentially be volatile due in large part to political risk, the strong demand across sectors such as alternative energy and transportation, mining and many segments within technology continue to present signs of long term opportunity. With several strong years of performance already realized, many speculate as to what the future will hold; however as global demand remains solid and as long as the political climate remains conducive to capital investment, continued strength appears likely.
Full article -http://investorideas.com/Articles/11807a.asp

Questrade Inc. and Kitco Metals Inc. will offer Canadians the opportunity to purchase gold for RRSP

For all gold buffs looking long term there is a new opportunity to invest in gold that is RRSP eligible

Gold, a new addition to RRSP - A new offering from Questrade and Kitco, with storage at the Royal Canadian Mint – Questrade Inc. and Kitco Metals Inc. will offer Canadians the opportunity to purchase gold to invest in registered savings accounts such as RRSPs and RESPs. Gold will be stored at the Royal Canadian Mint

full article - http://www.gold-miningstocks.com/News/011507a.asp

Commodity prices starting 2007

Gold , oil and other commodities have taken a hit the start of the year. Is this a needed correction or more of a longer trend?

There is a lot of feeling among the commodity followers that there is another bull run ahead and its a timing issue to pick your spot to get in . But as always with any market trend there are varying opinions
According to a recent article on Bloomberg- " Fifteen of 31 traders, investors and analysts surveyed by Bloomberg from Sydney to Chicago on Jan. 3 and Jan. 4 advised selling gold, which fell 4.9 percent last week in New York to $606.90 an ounce, the biggest percentage decline since October. Twelve respondents said to buy, and four were neutral. "
http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aTGrJXO9Op4w

To reflect the sentiment in the resource sector - the Canadian stock market is good indicator of the market reaction as Canadian stocks fell and had the worst start to a year since 2000

But as I said, there are still a lot of bulls thinking the commodities will recover and rebound to new highs