It's still more paper, but the best idea I've heard so far.....we're thinking in the right direction.

And, just saw this:

Newmont Mining (NEM) - Set a gold-price linked dividend in April of this year and indicated that if the gold price in the second quarter remained in the upper 1400s for the second quarter it was likely that the dividend would be raised to $0.25 per share or a $1 annualized dividend.As the stock price pulls back toward $50 a $1 annualized dividend would give Newmont a 2% yield.

Given the uncertainty in the market and disconnect between the gold price and gold mining equities link the dividend to the price of gold is a daring yet sensible maneuver.Daring because Newmont essentially takes the dividend out of the hands of the board of directors and sensible because the dividend policy puts a floor under the stock price.

From: http://seekingalpha.com/article/273822-gold-and-silver-stocks-to-accumulate-over-summer?source=email_watchlist

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