Why is everyone here talking about a bizarre proposed trade, that may never even happen, as has been the case before, numerous times, plans that never unfolded, trades that were never made?
No-one looking at what's happening in the moment?
i.e. gold price essentially at lo of session, US $20 off recent highs (that didn't last long, at 1,303), and ASX listed miners in a sea of red XGD -2.67% , following HUI -2.99% and other indexes as I said last night, while several were so jubilant about a falling AUD - how has that helped (clue: it hasn't). And of course they're all MIA now.
More interesting might be to identify buying opportunities perhaps?
