The junior miners sector, including Kodiak, has been beaten up for a long time now - when is it time for this sector to turn up?

The current news about tungsten-plated "gold bars" - how will this affect the miners - positively or negatively? Most investors have turned to ETFs, whereas they used to invest in miners. ETF gold also doesn't add up. Hoping that if they turn from favour, the miners could pick up again.

News about new crop of gold-plated tungsten bars:

http://news.coinupdate.com/largest-private-refinery-discovers-gold-plated-tungsten-bar-0171/
http://www.gata.org/node/8390

About, in general:
http://www.citizeneconomists.com/blogs/2010/03/02/fake-tungsten-gold-found/

Story has been in circulation for a good while already (including prior finds in China)
http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article15550.html
http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article14996.html