I believe we are in a generational gold bull market where the media and general public have yet to catch on.
I find Jim Sinclair's site essential reading. http://jsmineset.com/
Here are links to a few other great sites:
http://www.gata.org/
http://www.gold-eagle.com/
http://www.gold-speculator.com/
http://www.safehaven.com/index.cfm
One gold stock I am heavily invested in is TRY. The company has paid dividends for years and has a very low cost gold/silver mine which they are bringing into production.
Good luck with your investing.
PS: As a youngster with not much spare cash I did OK in the last gold boom which peaked in 1980 and was able to pay cash for a home in a nice inner city suburb and for a luxury car.