cfb gold report — april 2010

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The Gold ReportApril 2010

In 2009, 582 companies trading in Canadian equity markets completed 1642 deals for a total of over $CDN23 billion. By comparison, the total proceeds raised in 2008 for the whole mining and materials sector was $14.5B, or roughly 62% of the gold sector total for 2009. Of that $14.5B raised in 2008, nearly $8B was for gold, or less than 35% of the 2009 total. Of the $23B of gross proceeds raised in 2009, nearly $11B was raised for exploration and development, over $7.5B was raised for rolling over debt, over $3.2B was raised for acquisitions and over $1.3B was raised for working capital.

Gold started the year at roughly $US850 per ounce and ended the year closing slightly above $1100, representing an increase of nearly 30%. Due to this impressive rise and the enormous percentage rise in equity prices after hitting multi-year lows in March, gold companies went headlong into equity and bond markets, raising over $CDN23B for the year in Canada. Barrick Gold Corp (ABX.TO) alone raised over $6.5B. Most of this capital was used to buy their way out of their gold hedge book so as to take better advantage of the huge advance in the price of gold. Newmont Mining Corp of Canada Ltd (NMC.TO) raised almost $4B for acquisitions and mine development in Australia. In total, 39 offerings of over $100m gross proceeds closed in 2009.

Gold is essentially the oldest currency still in use. While jewellery and adornments have always been a major use of gold and with many technical and electronic uses that have come about in the last 100 years or so, the primary function of gold is still as a currency. Some call it ‘insurance’ against the value of paper currency, others consider it an investment class all itself, but it is undeniable that its importance in the global economy is as relevant today as it was 4000 years ago.

Until the last century, paper currencies linked their values as a direct derivative of gold value. As certain currencies, namely the British pound, rose to global dominance due to the dimensions of their empire, the idea of ‘floating’ currencies came to the fore. The idea was that a single currency would serve in the place of gold and other currencies could trade again that currency. This idea gained traction and was slowly being implemented when the Great War broke out in 1914. The British Empire, in an effort to pay its debt after the war, unplugged the value of the pound from the price of gold. Once enacted, the pound began to lose the confidence of the world and many reverted back to a ‘gold standard’. Others turned to a different currency to serve as their gold standard: the American dollar.

In the aftermath of World War II, the American dollar rose to prominence. America was the only country of the victors to not be completely ravaged by the war and therefore its industry, production capabilities, and economy remained strong. Due to this, America was capable of lending Europe the money to rebuild and American dollars began flooding the world. For 25 years afterwards, America strengthened its position as the reserve currency of the world. However, the cost of war led America to come off the gold standard itself. After that decision, gold prices (priced in $US) rose – in only 8 years – over 2500%, from roughly $USD35 per ounce in 1972 to well over $800 in 1980. This price

North America$ 8117649067.39

Asia$ 929386892.27

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Australia$ 5373923949.71

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Total$ 23063313374.94

Debt Refinancing$ 7544563280.57

Aquisition$ 3241551082.22

582 different companiesclosed 1642 �nancings in 2009.

Average gross proceeds (by company) $39m

Average gross proceeds (per closing) $14m

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shock was eventually quelled only by an enormous surge in interest rates in America from roughly 5% to well over 20%. Unlike when the £GB decided to disconnect, in this case there was no other well-based currency in the world to replace the $US.

After the huge surge of prices in the 70s, gold fell back to earth and remained between US$200-300 until the early 21st century. The dynamics had seemingly changed and despite American wars and devaluations of the $US during this span, gold in $US stayed low. Most of this can be attributed to a steadily growing economy in America – the need for ‘insurance’ against the dollar seemed weaker since the economy continued to grow so robustly (even when recessions hit, they were weaker than their 60s and 70s counterparts). Fast-forward to 2005: interest rates have been sliced from over 20% down to 3% and war rages for America in two countries. The need for insurance started to make sense again and gold began to climb. By 2007, the Fed rate was down to 1%, wars continued and some

Ever wonder why folks like John Nadler and Jeffrey Christian are perpetual bears on gold and why they have been so, so wrong year after year in their forecasts for gold?

The reason is simple. John and Jeffrey and the elitist people they work with and get paid by on Wall Street hate gold as a monetary asset because, in addition to raining on their �at currency enabled wealth con�scation parade,

gold provides freedom and opportunity for the masses. A gold-backed currency evens the playing �eld for common folks, whereas a �at currency, which is controlled by the ruling elite who own and operate the U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve Bank, provides cover for

massive wealth con�scation, lobbying efforts in Washington, and the evolution from freedom to slavery that are so evident in America today. And with each bailout coming down the pike, it will be one more nail in the cof�n of our Constitution and the liberty the Founding Fathers had in mind for us.

I’m not saying the ruling elite demean gold consciously. They are simply regurgitating the same pap they spewed out in their little blue test booklets required of them, to get an “A” in their Economcis 101 courses and beyond. They are spewing the same lies as are required of them to continue succeeding in our increasingly statist society, in which more and more laws and less and less freedom are surpassed only by more and more wealth con�scation through the creation of money out of thin air by the ruling elite on Wall Street and in Washing-ton. John and Jeffrey personify the “Almost hysterical antagonism toward the gold standard that unites statists of all persuasions” that Alan Greenspan wrote about in his 1966 essay titled, “Gold and Econmic Freedom.” The two most common statist de�nitions of two most common statist philosophies are communism and fascism. It’s hardto say which of these two systems will ultimately prevail in America, but at this point in time, given the bailout of large corporate interests by both Republicans and Democrats, you have to say fascism de�ntely has the upper hand thus far. My friends John and Jeffrey would never admit it and indeed they might not even be conscious of it, but they love statism. They have no doubt convinced themselves that people like your editor and other common folks among the

Gold Remains Very Strong. Dont let Fiat Bank Thieves Con you Out of it.By Jay Taylor

financial institutions and products tied to housing began to fail dramatically – gold insurance looked more and more like a smart bet. By the end of 2007, gold had climbed above US$700 again from roughly $250 only 2 years earlier.

The events of 2008 need no recap. It is worth noting that in the worst moments of panic, gold actually fell in $US price, but the final push of gold above $1200 in 2009 tells of its value. The events since 2005 (and mainly since 2008) have shaken up the international currency market and have brought to the forefront the notion of optimizing a new reserve currency. This time around, unlike the 70s, there are certainly heir-apparents in the European Union and China, though neither truly has the underlying strength like the $US had when usurping the £GB. Namely, the economy of the EU is not quite as strong as America’s, and China’s economy depends disproportionately on America’s at the moment. Is reverting back to a gold standard an overlooked option?

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masses of Americans are too ignorant to be left with the kinds of freedoms our Constitution guaranteed. And so they have appointed themselves as benevolent leaders who are simply doing us a favor by taking away our wealth and our freedom.

So when you hear the likes of John Nadler and Jeffrey Christian always, always, always presenting a bearish view on gold, realize they are simply talking their �at currency book. They are not being entirely dishonest, because consciously they believe what they are saying. But they either don’t want to understand or simply have not done enough independent thinking to question the answers they wrote in their little blue test booklets in Keynesian Economics 101. And it just so happens that those are the same answers they need to keep regurgitating on CNBC and Bloomberg in order to keep in good standing with the ruling elite that employ them.

Alan Greenspan stated in that same 1966 article regarding gold, “In the absence of the gold standard, there is no way to protect savings from confiscation through inflation. There is no safe store of value. If there were, the government would have to make its holdings illegal, as was done in the case of gold. If everyone decided, for example, to convert all their bank deposits to silver or copper or any other good, and thereafter decline to accept checks as payment for goods, bank depsoits would lose their purchasing power and government-created bank credit would be worthless as a claim on goods. The financial policy of the welfare state requires that there be no way for the owners of wealth to protect themselves.

“This is the shabby secret of the welfare statists’ tirades against gold. Deficit spending is simply a scheme for the ‘hidden’ confiscation of wealth. Gold stands in the way of this insidious process. It stands as a protector of property rights. If one grasps this, one has no difficulty in understanding the statists’ antagonism toward the gold standard.”

Now in case you think Alan Greenspan must have changed his views since 1966, given his support of the very evils he spoke of as Federal Reserve Chairman, think again. In a letter I received from Ron Paul dated March 2, 2001, Ron wrote the following:

“Last week when Alan Greenspan was before the Banking Committee I asked him to autograph the original Objectivist newsletter published in 1966, which contained his article, Gold and Economic Freedom. In signing it I asked him if he wanted to add any disclaimers, since it is a great article and supports our position. He said that he had recently reread the entire article and ‘would not change a word.’ His views expressed in this article of course are in direct opposition to the policies he follows at the Fed.”

In a subsequent phone conversation with Congressman Paul, I asked him if he could send me a copy of the autographed article he spoke of. Dr. Paul kindly honored my request. Pictured to the right is the �rst paragraph of that article, along with Alan Greenspan’s autograph. Underlines were made by Congressman Paul.

Make no mistake. Gold is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT to the ruling elite which is why the propaganda with the likes of John Nadler and Je�rey Christian (who once reported to Bob Rubin at Goldman Sachs) must be perpetu-ated. Gold has to be kept out of the hearts and minds of the masses, and that is why I have never doubted that the Gold Anti Trust Action people are exactly correct in their assertions that the gold markets have been manipulated by those whose interest it is to sell �at currency products.

But I would be a bit more hesitant to use the word “conspiracy,” if that word is to mean a conscious e�ort to trash gold. I think Je�rey and John no doubt actually believe �at money is better. Indeed for them and the side of society they sit on, it is better. Moreover, they are simply regurgitating what they learned in the university. But for the masses of people who produce real wealth—the miners, manufacturers, farmers, and inventors—rather than for those who con�scate it, which is mainly what Wall Street and Washington does, gold is an absolute curse. And the biggest future curse for you and me is to believe (a) the propaganda that we are all better o� with a �at currency system than with an honest commodity backed system, and (b) the notion from the likes of Christian and Nadler that gold is not in a raging bull market.

The chart at the start of this article tells the story. Despite massive e�orts to tank the price of gold, as made abundantly clear at www.GATA.org, gold is in the bull market of a lifetime. Indeed the remedies proposed by the Keynesian-communist-fascist policymakers of our day are worse than the disease. The only way things could ever be made whole again would be for the policymakers to step aside and let the markets return to equilibrium. Massive mal investment and unserviceable debt would be written o� the books and the springtime in Ian Gordon’s Kondratie� season could begin again.

That will happen in any event and it will eventually break down, because with each bailout and intervention against the workings of the markets, insolvency becomes an ever greater problem. Eventually the system will seize up and it will be destroyed. It will either implode into a severe de�ationary depression or explode into a hyperin�ation. What the gold chart is telling us is that policymakers can no longer control its price. To be sure, policy is still very antagonistic against gold, as Alan Greenspan noted. But market forces are slowly but surely overcoming those e�orts. The


sideways to upward movement in the price of gold looks very constructive on the average monthly price of gold shown on the prior page. Indeed, while most people think of gold as going nowhere, we noted that its average so far this month is hitting another new monthly high.

What’s even more important from the point of view of gold mining companies is that the real price of gold surged dramatically higher after the collapse of the markets in September 2008 and has not only remained high but has been in an uptrend, as displayed in terms of the Rogers Raw Materials Fund.

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Entree Gold.

Entrée Gold Inc. is a Canadian exploration company focused on the exploration and development of gold and copper prospects. The Company flagship property, Lookout Hill, is located in Mongolia and completely surrounds the Oyu Tolgoi project of Ivanhoe Mines. It hosts the Hugo North Extension Cu-Au deposit and the Heruga Cu-Au-Mo deposit. A portion of the project area surrounding Oyu Tolgoi is subject to a joint venture with Ivanhoe Mines, through its subsidiary Oyu Tolgoi LLC. The Company continues to explore its 100%-owned landholdings in Mongolia.

In North America, Entree is exploring for porphyry-related copper systems in Arizona and New Mexico. In 2009, the Company optioned two contiguous properties, Blackjack and Roulette, in the Yerington porphyry copper district of Nevada through option agreements with HoneyBadger Exploration Ltd. and Bronco Creek Exploration Inc.

Entrée currently is in an agreement with PacMag Metals Ltd. to implement Australian Schemes of Arrangement to acquire all of the issued shares and options of PacMag. PacMag holds the rights to land contiguous with the Blackjack and Roulette properties and hosts the Ann Mason deposit.

Rio Tinto and Ivanhoe Mines are major shareholders of Entrée, holding approximately 15% and 14% of issued and outstanding shares, respectively. With a treasury of approximately C$40 million, Entree is well funded for future activities.

Just prior to the decline of the markets in 2008, one ounce of gold would have purchased just 15% of a unit of the Rogers Raw Materials Fund. At the peak of the credit seize-up, it would have purchased 45%, or nearly a threefold increase in purchasing power. After falling back to 30%, it has since risen to 35%. My belief is that we are in for another major decline in equity prices, and when that occurs, we will see another spike higher in the “real” price of gold to even higher levels. That is the reason I am saying I think gold shares offer the buying opportunity of a lifetime.

For further information please contact:

Monica M. Hamm Manager, Investor Relations Phone: 604.687.4777Fax: 604.687.4770 Email: [email protected]

Entrée Gold Inc.Suite 1201-1166 Alberni StreetVancouver, BC V6E 3Z3Website: www.entreegold.com

Sponsored By:

Nuukfjord Gold Ltd.

Nuukfjord Gold Ltd is a TSX listed gold exploration company ("NUU"). With $9 million raised by IPO, Nuukfjord is conducting intense exploration on its highly prospective 1200 sq km Nuuk Gold Project located on the ice-free ocean accessible coast of southwest Greenland.

The project's claims cover the majority of the Nuukfjord Gold Province which host a 150 km long mineralized tract with numerous underexplored gold enriched zones, hosted within Archean greenstone belt. This belt, analogous to the prolific greenstone gold mining camps of central Canada, is the focus of the program.

Nuukfjord's initial $3.5+ million work program will commence in mid June, with most of the funds going towards expansion and definition drilling of the advanced stage Storø Gold Deposit, where +12,000m has been drilled to date and 20+ new holes are planned this year. Concurrently, Nuukfjord will also conduct aggressive regional scale exploration on its neighbouring priority areas, Isua, Qussuk, Igasoq and most importantly Storø North, with the chief objective to generate new drill targets for 2011.

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Explor Resources Inc.

Explor Resources Inc. is a Canadian-based natural resources company with mineral holdings in Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick. Explor is currently focused on exploration in the Abitibi Greenstone Belt. The Belt is found in both provinces of Ontario and Quebec with approximately 33% in Ontario and 67% in Quebec. The Belt has produced in excess of 180,000,000 ounces of gold and 450,000,000 tonnes of cu-zn ore over the last 100 years. The Company is headquartered in Quebec and was incorporated in Alberta in 1986.

Explor Resources has as its flagship property The Timmins Porcupine West (TPW) Project which has as a Target Model “The Hollinger-McIntyre-Coniaurum System.” The Hollinger-McIntyre-Coniaurum (HMC) System has produced a total of over 30 million oz of gold and is spatially associated with the Pearl Lake Porphyry. The TPW Project is spatially associated with the Bristol Porphyry which is one of the largest porphyries in the Timmins Camp. The HMC Model has been confirmed with the recent completed drill results. Numerous parallel eneschellon veins have been encountered in the recent completed diamond drilling. In some cases up to 10 gold bearing veins were intersected in the porphyry.

ExplorResources Inc.


Christian Dupont, PresidentCorporate DevelopmentPhone: 800.388.8668 / 819.797.4630Fax: 819-797-6050

Investor Relations: Michael D’AmicoBay Street Connect Inc.Phone: 647.500.6023

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