The U.S. is too far down.
Behre Dolbear, a well-respected international consultant to the mining industry, puts out an annual political risk assessment covering the most important countries for mining. The table displayed below is a summary of the 2012 assessment. The table is ordered from most risky (lowest point score) at the top to least risky (highest point score) at the bottom. Note that despite possessing considerable mineral wealth, Zimbabwe and Venezuela aren't included in the table due to their inherently low ranking.


Gold is $1,581/oz today. When it hits $2,000, it will be up 26.5%. Let's see how long that takes. - De 3/11/2013 - ANSWER: 7 Years, 5 Months