Gold's Forecast For 2012

Gold has done phenomenal in the year of 2011. Although it saw a slip dip in the last part of 2011, gold still rose nearly 15% outpacing US and EM equities. Many attribute the slip dip to slow holiday trading circumstances. Overall,  gold amazingly outperformed commodities according to numbers calculated by the GSG commodity ETF. The president of Midas Funds believe that gold will be around $1,950 an ounce. Tom Winmill, the president of Midas Funds had some thoughts and beliefs on what would be some good investments for gold in 2012.

Goldcorp is considered by many to be one of the biggest cap players. They have a lot of crucial aspects that are judged to be indispensable. A great deal of Goldcorp's mines are located in the more politically stable western hemisphere, a superb management team, and loads of capital compared to its capex forecast. Barrick Gold is in the same class and has many of the same features as Goldcorp. It is a big player in cap mining, and has an excellent record of being a finely managed company. Barrick Gold also possess approximately 140 million ounces of gold, which is the biggest gold reserve in the world today. 

Newmont Mining is a company that is fast expanding and growing. There are high hopes that the actual stock price will expand as much as 30-35% over the upcoming 5 years. Another great thing about Newmont Mining is that they have a forward annual dividend of 2.1% which can be increased. Northern Dynasty Minerals has some big growth on the horizon. It is currently working on a huge project that is located in Alaska and building the biggest undeveloped gold and copper deposits in the world today. Rangold Resources is a high choice for Joe Foster, head of gold investments at Van Eck. He believes that because the company is fully unhedged and showed solid earnings growth that it will be a good pick for 2012 gold investment. 

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