Adrian Day, principal of Adrian Day Asset Management, which manages portfolios for high-net-worth clients, believes that it is time for the gold pendulum to swing away from the excessive pessimism in the market.

Gold and precious metals stocks are certainly affected by the price of the underlying commodity, but the most important catalysts that move prices revolve around resource assessments and production schedules.

In an exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Harry Dent explains how central bank stimulus programs are fighting a futile battle as aging baby boomers have reached the stage in their economic lifecycles when they curb spending.

Equity valuations have so far failed to keep pace with rising bullion prices, but that makes for some outstanding investor opportunities among a few particularly well-positioned juniors that Rick Mills identifies as running ahead of the herd this summer.

Calling gold the ultimate money, Jay Taylor, editor of Jay Taylor's Gold, Energy & Tech Stocks, watches the real price of gold with a gimlet eye. In this exclusive Gold Report interview, Taylor shares promising names in each of the four categories in his model portfolio.

Investor fears about mining stocks are misplaced especially if those companies are mining in Mongolia. The country home to the largest copper deposit and this Gold Report explains why there is potential for dozens more similar finds.

It may look as if almost any mining stock you see these days is a bargain just waiting to be plucked.

Labor problems and low prices have platinum mines closing up shop in South Africa, and the potential for acquisitions is ripening.

China may be investing billions elsewhere to locate new mineral deposits, but Geologist Noel White believes there are huge discoveries yet to be unearthed within its borders.

Henk J. Krasenberg, analyst and founder of the European Gold Centre and author and publisher of the GOLDVIEW newsletter, sees no lack of potential among small-cap equities, especially for investors willing to look beyond the U.S. borders.

Ken Booth has been involved in the mining industry for 30 years and sees the past two decades of quiet, stable growth that Cambodia has enjoyed out of the world's economic spotlight as an opportunity for investors.

Taking part in the Cambridge World Resource Investment Conference, geologist and minerals maven Brent Cook, who also serves as Exploration Insights president, CEO, publisher and author, said he found more investors there looking for reasons to sell than to buy.