well i always traded drooy until my last two or three trades in gss. never had a losing trade in drooy in about 17 trades, but nearly 2/3 dropped 3-10% before going green. miners are very volataile, but if you are looking for an entry at least wait until the stochastics on teh 60 min have reset. (a day or two from now).
i post my overall xau thoughts pretty regularly here so that will give my thoghts on the gold index. ill leave the trading vehicle decision up to you. heres a link to a gold thread that someone can progably give better ideas on idividual stocks as thats not my cup o tea.