Daily Dispatch

XL: David, thanks for talking with us today. It's an honor.

DL: My pleasure.

XL: We understand that, like many of the X-League honorees, you had an early start in geology. Your father was a mining engineer and you were sorting ore at age 7?

DL: That's right. I thought, "It can't get any better than...

Gold; volatile but looking good; U.S.$, starting to look good again and oil, who knows where it's going.

Before attempting to answer this question ("What's holding gold back?"), we have to ask: "Is gold being held back?"

Well let's see. The North American markets are lower, the European markets are lower, the Asian markets are lower to neutral, the currencies (except for the Cdn $) are lower but the metals and energies are higher. Something must be going on out there.

Chavez Rocks Venezuelan Explorers, Norsemont Rides High, Uranium Plays Heat Up, Full Metal Minerals Gets "Lucky" and more this week on the Canadian markets.

An overview of the forces driving China, including effects on the dollar and gold.

Well, this gold break-out looks for real. Great profits ahead, but exactly where? Knowledge and timing are the key.