devildog1776 wrote:
more contribution than i intially thought....
cool....
dude who said gold is fiat is mistaken... right now it cost miners about 1000 per oz just to get an oz of gold out the ground, with that being said you cant just make gold out of nothing...
silver is a whole other beast.... its value as a precious metal is priceless.....
I am skeptical of your $1000 dollar figure, maybe for a new project but once the mine is operational the cost per oz depends on the size of the reserves and prices aren't set based on new gold coming out of the earth, it's above ground quantities that are mainly taken into account. What you are saying is equivalent to me saying it costs money to produce a dollar bill including the lumber and ink costs, a $20 bill might cost more than you think to manufacture. Metals value right now is due to speculators in the commodity market and it's assumed safe-haven status or hedge against inflation or weak US dollars. There is no real decrease in supply and there is no real increase in demand aside from speculators looking for yeild. The pricing is therefore unsustainable imo. Those hedging against weak dollars are going to be disappointed, as I stated earlier, what are you going to do with your gold or silver if the dollar collapses? There will be no more speculative demand so good luck bartering with it and good luck buying anything with it. I understand the vast industrial uses of silver but the industrial demand for silver does not warrant the current prices, neither does gold. If the dollar becomes worthless, which is what I assume you are betting on, industrial uses will dry up quick. Metals are nothing but a speculative play, and an extremely risky one at these prices. Someone tell me why I'm wrong.