misleading gold figures

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    Before putting forward this proposition, I will state that I am heavily into gold, having been accumulating almost exclusively for the past 2 years.

    An issue which is becoming more concerning to me is the 'habit' of Australian gold miners quoting their cost of producing an ounce of gold (COP) in US$.
    The reason for the concern is that who knows what exchange rate they are basing it on !
    As the COP is for all intents & purposes a fixed cost that is incurred in A$, it is meaningless quoting it in US$ unless it is also accompaied by the exchange rate used at arriving at the US$ COP.

    A difference between an exchange rate of $0.50 & $0.60 essentially wipes out the gain from gold rising from US$300 to US$350

    All thats gold does not glitter
 
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