The statement about whether gold/silver shares will plummet with the market or decouple raises an interesting thought. We have all been discussing how the juniors will break out and have their meteoric rise. Yet, if there is a market correction, this correction would again have a severe impact on available monetary credit. This credit situation was previously a severe consequence for the junior mining sector as all shares were pounded and companies had to scramble to maintain liquidity which forced most to curtail their operations. What would be different in the next correction that would change this outlook for the juniors?

A worldwide decreasing gold production scenario would not in itself propel these shares if we are in the midst of another credit contraction period. If anything, this would allow the majors, who have cash/shares, to buy juniors on the cheap.

Thoughts?