I just posted this on the NOT forum; however probably more applicable to this forum as it talks about gold and the gold mining shares. Very good read and makes a lot of sense. As they say, buy when everyone else is selling, especially when the volume is low which is a tell tale sign.
http://www.mineweb.com/mineweb/view/mineweb/en/page103855?oid=151465&sn=Detail&pid=102055