Nowadays the word mine still instills a strong, instinctive fear, evoking dark tunnels, explosions, underground quarries. In fact, the modern mining techniques make it less difficult the basic work, although it is still a very stressful profession especially in those areas of the third world or the so-called emerging countries, where the quality of work is particularly poor and the safety on time disregarded.

The CPM Gold Yearbook 2010 contains definitive and detailed statistics and analysis on the international gold market. The report, published by Euromoney Books and Metal Bulletin, includes analysis of supply, fabrication demand, investment demand, bullion market activity, projections for 2010, and detailed statistics on mine production, secondary recovery, prices, futures and options activity, and other aspects of this market.

One of the main questions every investor should ask himself (or others) is whether or not to invest in silver or gold. We tackle this questions in this post and come to a surprising conclusion. We welcome you in to find out more about it.