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Gold Shortage Shaping Up, According to Lear Financial, Inc.

Gold Shortage Shaping Up, According to Lear Financial, Inc.

SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Gold supply is falling short
of demand, and the consequences will be obvious in the months and years ahead.
So says Kevin DeMeritt, President of Lear Financial, a precious metal asset
management firm.
"Because there's been little gold exploration over the past eight years,
there's just not an abundance of the precious metal around today," DeMeritt
explained. "In fact, gold production fell 13.3 percent in 2004 alone."
He believes the stage is being set for a coming gold shortage. "The
world's biggest mines, Barrick Gold and Newmont, have all talked about it.
Barrick said that at current production rates, gold reserves will be depleted
in 10 years."
Meanwhile demand in China and India is heating up, pressuring the price of
gold. "But that won't instantly turn gold production on. The president of
Newmont said that if gold were $1,000 an ounce, it would still take four to
seven years to open a new mine."
Investors can learn more about this and other gold information by calling
Lear Financial for a Complimentary Gold Investor Guide. Call, toll-free,
1-800-965-0580.

About Lear Financial, Inc.
Lear Financial, Inc. specializes in gold coins, precious metals, and
bullion at the guaranteed lowest prices. Visit the company at
http://www.goldcentral.com or call, toll-free, 1-800-965-0580.

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