Thanks, Snug. I'm away from home for while and the article is interesting. Sprott is a smart cookie in my book. I agree the housing mess will take a while yet, perhaps a year. The bail out will only go to the financial places that " need " it. A number of smaller U.S. banks will be allowed to fail just the same. But the infusion of money will lead to inflation. So I agree with Sprott that gold, oil, and all commodities will rise eventually. By then the Ring of Fire will be much better explored and be perhaps one of the better investments for the future.