Gentlemen,

I think you also have to look at the big picture here which will put this article into context. It is not a contest and moving into any place means squat. I am talking about the global econmy and many players still look to the gold standard as a hedge against all the crap that has been going on over the past few years. Paper may collapse, look at Nortel and Rim but gold just keeps getting stronger. China has the means to acquire now and believe me they are old school. If the results are even close to what we hope, they would be front runners to make the deal.

How many private business people are invited to the Great Hall let alone for dinner....