Profiting from Europe's new gold rush

Gold mining sector in Europe represents 16,000 direct and indirect jobs as of 2009, and that is surely growing Europe owns a sizable chunk of the world's natural resources. Over the past few decades, however, EU countries have mostly imported their resources. Outlandish? Maybe. But it was simply easier, cheaper, and most importantly it avoided most environmental conflicts. Getting through government regulation and facing off eco-friendly groups is a time-consuming and outrageously expensive business... a fool's errand. When you can simply import and let other countries deal with all the hassle, it made a lot of sense. But things change. When no one's got a job, it truly focuses the political agenda. Europe's job market is a mess. Demonstrators are crying out for action, for opportunity, for jobs. And mines employ a lot of people. Continue reading this article

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