Best Wishes and on to a Bright New Year!

We are at the end and at the start of a year. At the end of the old and at the start of the new. True, it is but a mere number 2009, 2010....but it will have a different meaning to each and everyone of us.

Some will use it as a means of closure. In with the new, out with the old, like that sort off thing. Whatever works for you I say stick with it or improve on it. Why change a winning plan right? Why continue with a losing one?

There will even be some who view this event as our tiny blue orb having completed another orbit around our sun on that 365 day lasting journey. Some of my readers will now be enjoying the winter while others will be enjoying the summertime...all based on how far ahead our Earth is in its sidereal year and where we are on this hemisphere, Northern, Southern or somewhere in between.

Whoever you are, wherever you are, whatever you do, just make sure whatever you do is done with passion and compassion. Those who enjoy the work they do have the pleasure of referring to it as being a hobby instead of it merely being work.

To me, well, I like trading, I like the markets, I like the excitement, I even like the disappointments from time to time which are ideal to keep one on its toes and with that also still on the edge.

This year has been a very turbulent one for most investors and probably also for most of my readers in varying ways like with work, their financial portfolio, incurred losses, stock market, shares in the red,...I do hope however that one learns from ones mistakes and hopefully in future tries not to learn from ones mistakes but learns from other peoples mistakes. That is a big difference. Trust me!

Also, most of my regular readers will have noticed I have been busy working on the styling of the website. Some are minor styling details like the styling on my posted images, the rounded corners, minor styling in the widgets and some are bigger changes. The bigger changes include the header which was formerly 'Orko Silver Corp. Blog Spot' and has now changed to YeOldGoldNugget's Blog Spot. Also, my YeOldGoldNugget's Stock Picks blog has been restyled with the current style of this blog.

There will however be no change in me doing updates on Orko Silver Corp. but since I also on occasion post other charts like silver, gold, HUI index, other juniors,...and more the name in the header just was too limiting. That's not saying the current name isn't but at least it defines that this is my own blog ;-)

More to come soon will be a custom and self styled header. Work is now in progress and I expect this work to be finished somewhere by February. I am always looking at improving my blog and will continue doing so in the new year.

So with that behind me there still remains for me to wish everyone a very GOOOOD and VERY prosperous New Year!

To all the people I have had the pleasure of meeting on various places and through various means.

To all my contacts from Stock-house and other forums, thank you for your input, your conversations, your explanations, your comments and your personal views. Truly appreciated and a very warm and heartfelt thanks for that.

To the management, investor relation agents and personnel of Orko Silver Corp., Pan American Silver Corp., Orex Minerals Inc., Great Panther Resources, Impact Silver Corp., Mexivada Mining Corp., Arian Silver Corporation, and basically all other junior-mid-senior Explorers / Developers / Producers. May 2010 bring more shareholder and company value! May the veins be great, long and thick!

To all the other commodity authors, technical analysts, bloggers, financial writers, silverbugs, goldbugs, oil-diggers out there who zealously churn out daily updates on the markets. My hat off to you all!

And most important to all my readers from all the different places in the world! Thank you for your visits, thanks for sticking with me and for riding this Orko Silver Train of ours to production!


Looking at my visitor map though I immediately see I need to re-tighten my advertising campaigns to try to strengthen my new visits from some of the following regions which are now still missing :

1. Afghanistan
2. 90% of the African continent
3. Greenland
4. Kazakhstan
5. Iceland
6. Some South American countries
7. ...

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The Dollar's Demise and Gold's Resurrection

The Dollar Consolidates while the Markets recover.

US Dollar Daily Chart

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Here is a short follow up on my most recent article 'US Dollar Extends Gains' written on December the 22nd. In that article I summarized the following :

To summarize, short term, yes we are in an UP trend, the chart confirms that. However, RSI has reached overbought. MACD is trending higher but with choppy performance. We are trading farther and farther away from the 30 and 50 MA so a consolidation is getting more and more likely to happen from here.

Mr. market was soon to follow this advice cause December 23 was the start of the consolidation/correction for the dollar after extending its gains from a low of 74.356 on December 2 to a high of 78.449 on December the 22nd.

Moving Averages

10 MA : 77.784
30 MA : 76.349
50 MA : 75.916

As of writing the dollar is trading at 77.388 and is thus already trading below the 10 MA. December 27 saw us crossing below the rising trend line indicating that the steam is out of this kettle for sure!

Looking at the chart and all indicators I reckon looking up from here is wishful for those who are long dollar but not very realistic. Down is where I would look. Short term and long term. Market manipulation excluded then cause I am no match for that.

I say manipulation because if you have a look at the charts from Early December and in particular December the 2nd. The dollar starts to rise and right at that time gold starts to drops. Now, OK, I can understand all the dollar/gold relation and safe haven and such...

...but what I do not get is why even after having such a crisis, after knowing what the dollar is worth now or actually ISN'T worth after the stimulus packages, TARP, FED printing presses, Bank bailouts, Company bailouts,...investors are still buying dollars. So...who are these very first buyers driving up the price and starting this Christmas rally in the dollar?

This is no rally based on valid fundamentals. NO Sirree!

So, let me see if I understand Mr. Market? Ok?

So, December 2, gold breaks down and the dollar rallies or vice versa, the dollar rallies and gold breaks down. So, later we get word from the European mainland that Greece, Spain and Ireland are in deep...um...horse manure? Is that the right noun to use? Up to their arm pits in the proverbial debt-pit.

So, because the Euro takes a beating, the dollar who for months has had the leading role in our documentary as being the biggest decliner now steps aside and lets the euro play leading role for a while?

Hm? What does not sound right in this motion picture?

This sounds to me like too much artistic freedom on behalf of the director of this documentary. My original remarks remain, unless the dollar succeeds to AND close above 80.00 and STAY above 80.00 the dollar is in my books at least very much in a downward trend.

US Dollar Weekly Chart

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Weekly then, well this hasn't improved much. I'm still not swayed, not even by the rally we had since the start of December. It is still too insignificant a move to even be treated as such. For me, I would stay far far far away from any long positions in the dollar for the moment.

From the MACD indicator we can see this is still clearly trending below the center line and thus still bearish as indicator. Histogram is also declining.

The ADX or Average Directional Indicator is in some sort of limbo on the weekly chart? Don't know if this is a chart bug or if the -DI and the +DI just happen to run parallel for the last couple of days.

Maybe it is forming a wishing rod and hoping then to break it in the right place and have their wish come true? Who knows?
Maybe even a dowsing rod? Searching for water? No,..must be an oil dowsing rod then.

Anyway, until this market takes direction again ADX is probably not a good indicator here on the weekly besides than the fact that we see that there is some sort of sideways action to expect perhaps.

Long term like I said, until we clearly break above 80.00 I consider the trend which was downwards still very much intact. Despite the short rally.

I don't know how many more lessons Mr.Market needs but sooner or later this dollar/gold relation will be gone and out the door for GOOD!

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Mexivada Options Goldstorm Nevada Gold Project to West Kirkland Mining Inc.

TSX-V: MNV
OTC: MXVDF
Frankfurt: M2Q


You can read the original news release by clicking here.
VANCOUVER, Dec. 22 /CNW/ - Mexivada Mining Corp. is pleased to announce that it has entered into a letter of intent with West Kirkland Mining Inc. ("WKM") pursuant to which WKM has been granted an Option to earn up to a 75% undivided interest in the Goldstorm Gold property. Goldstorm is located near the projected intersection of the prolific Carlin and Getchell trends, 18 Km northeast of the 25 million ounce Twin Creeks gold mine and 18 Km northeast of the 3 million ounce Midas gold mine, Nevada. The Property comprises contiguous blocks of patented ranch lands and unpatented lode mining claims totaling approximately 4,080 acres.

West Kirkland Mining Inc. is a private company founded by R. Michael Jones, P.Eng and Frank Hallam, CA. Michael Jones and Frank Hallam are co-founders of West Timmins Mining, MAG Silver (MAG-TSX, MVG NYSE-AMEX) and Platinum Group Metals (PTM-TSX, PLG-NYSE-AMEX). West Timmins Mining recently was sold to Lakeshore Gold for $340m.

The Goldstorm property shows high-grade Midas-style gold mineralization at the surface, with gold values of up to 39 grams per tonne found in the 1990s, and several untested gold targets have been defined by recent work by Mexivada. Goldstorm also holds good potential for the discovery of large, mine-scale Carlin-style gold mineralization.

Under the terms of the Option agreement, WKM can acquire an initial 56% interest in the Property by incurring a total of US$2,900,000 in exploration expenditures on the property, $340,000 in cash payments, and shares of WKM as follows:

                                           No. of                   Work
                        Cash              shares             Commitment

On acceptance          90,000              50,000
1st year               75,000                   0                150,000
2nd year               75,000             150,000                250,000
3rd year              100,000                                    500,000
4th year                                  250,000              2,000,000
                     --------------------------------------------------
To earn 56%           340,000             450,000              2,900,000

WKM shall also pay all County, BLM and lease-option payments required to hold all of the existing mining claims and leases in good standing.

WKM can acquire an additional 19% interest (for a total 75% interest) in the Goldstorm property by incurring an additional US$2,250,000 in expenditures within 24 months of the date upon which WKM earns an initial 56% interest in the Property, at which time WKM must issue a further 250,000 shares to Mexivada, Each party shall then be responsible for financing its own share of further work. WKM and Mexivada will also have the pro-rata right to purchase a 3% net smelter royalty ("NSR") from the SKI claims property lessor (R. Redfern and Allied Nevada Gold Corporation) at the rate of US$1,000,000 for each 1% of NSR purchased for the first 2 percentage points and US$2,000,000 for the 3rd percentage point (75% as to WKM and 25% to Mexivada).

Richard Redfern President of Mexivada said "We have completed the baseline work at Goldstorm to confirm the potential. We are pleased to bring on a partner where the founders have a strong, successful track record of persistent disciplined exploration in precious metals". The Company's President and CEO, Richard R. Redfern, M.Sc. and Certified Professional Geologist, a 'qualified person' for the purposes on National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Properties, has verified the information and evaluated the interpretations contained in this news release.

About Mexivada Mining Corp.
------------------------------

Mexivada is a diversified Canadian mineral exploration company focused on identifying, acquiring, advancing, mining, and joint venturing high-grade Gold-Silver, Tellurium, Diamond, and Hi-Tech Metal exploration projects in Nevada, Mexico, and Africa. Mexivada is managed by experienced and successful board members and advisors. For further information, including area maps, sections, and photos, please visit our web site at www.mexivada.com or contact us by e-mail at info@mexivada.com.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

"RICHARD R. REDFERN"

Richard R. Redfern
President

The TSX Venture Exchange does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

For further information: Investor Relations, 1-866-922-6774, (778) 737-7771, info@mexivada.com, info@lionsgateIR.com, www.mexivada.com



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A Closer Look at Orex Minerals

Orex Minerals in the Spotlight.

Orex Minerals - Events Mapped to a Daily Chart

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Highlights.

November 17, 2009.
Orex's Coneto Project Yields High Gold and Silver Values
Vancouver, B.C. - Orex Minerals Inc. - (REX: TSX-V) is pleased to present an interim reporting on the geological program at the Coneto silver-gold mining camp in Durango State, Mexico. In order to better define drilling targets, the southeastern region of the property has undergone extensive surface examination. This testing clearly illustrates strong parallel mineralized structures for gold and silver, as well as for pathfinder elements. As of the end of October, regional geology... (30 KB)

August 31, 2009
Geological Work Commences on Coneto Silver-Gold Project in Mexico
Vancouver, B.C. - Orex Minerals Inc. - (REX: TSX-V) is pleased to announce that geological field crews have commenced working on the Coneto silver-gold mining camp in Durango State, Mexico. Located in the Mesa Central on the eastern flank of the Sierra Madre Occidental Mountains, Coneto is centrally positioned in the "Mexican Silver Trend". This silver trend, stretching from Guanajuato in the southeast, through the states of Zacatecas and Durango, hosts some of the World's largest silver deposits, including the Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Real de Angeles, La Preciosa, and La Pitarrilla mining camps... (4 KB)

July 16, 2009
Orex Signs Letter of Intent to Purchase 100% of Core Claims in Coneto Silver-Gold Mining Camp in Durango Mexico
Vancouver, B.C. - Orex Minerals Inc. - (REX: TSX-V) is pleased to announce it has signed a "letter of intent" to purchase 100% of the core mineral concessions within the Coneto silver-gold mining camp in Durango State, Mexico. This agreement, with a number of private Mexican mining companies, gives Orex a strategic position in an important historic mining camp, with... (5 KB)

June 25, 2009
Orex Completes Phase-I Diamond Drilling at Santa Cruz
Vancouver, B.C. - Orex Minerals Inc. - (REX: TSX-V) is pleased to announce that Phase-I diamond drilling program has been completed at the Santa Cruz Project in Durango State, Mexico, a joint venture with Silverex S.A. de C.V. ("Silverex"). Diamond drilling was performed by Major Drilling Group International Inc. and took place in the Western structural district. Thi... (40 KB)

April 27, 2009
Orex Minerals Commences Drilling at Zambraneña
Vancouver, B.C. - Orex Minerals Inc. - (REX: TSX-V) announces the commencement of its drilling program, consisting of a planned eight holes within its Santa Cruz Project in Durango State, Mexico; a joint venture with Silverex S.A. de C.V.("Silverex"). Located in the Sierra Madre Occidental Mountains, Otaez Municipality, midway between Tayoltita (San Dimas) and Topia mining camps, the Santa Cruz Project lies within one of the World's most prolific min... (3 KB)

April 08, 2009
Orex hits 6 kilograms Silver per tonne over 1.1 metres on Zambraneña Vein, Diamond Drilling to Commence
Vancouver, B.C. - Orex Minerals Inc. - (REX: TSX-V) is pleased to announce that its joint venture partner Silverex S.A. de C.V. has mobilized an underground mining crew and a new portal has been constructed adjacent to Zambraneña creek on the Santa Cruz Project in Durango, Mexico. Thirty-seven metres of crosscut has opened access to the Zambraneña vein about 10 metres above the historic level 3, plus access to an old stope has been made. The Zambraneña Mine was a high-grade, small scale operation... (7 KB)

These News Releases may contain forward-looking statements including but not limited to comments regarding the timing and content of upcoming work programs, geological interpretations, receipt of property titles, potential mineral recovery processes, etc. Forward-looking statements address future events and conditions and therefore involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those currently anticipated in such statements. Orex relies upon litigation protection for forward-looking statements.

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.


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Gold Heading to $1050?

Gold Spot Daily Chart

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As of writing gold is already trading at $1088.35. It would seem and judging from the ADX indicator that the force of downward moves is increasing which means we could be looking further downwards.

Our 10 Moving Average is already a long way away at $1118 so daily and weekly we have run out of our closest supports.

As you see I've thus drawn a support at $1050. However, that is the first lowest level I'm looking at. There could be supports in between.

Gold Spot 5-Day Chart

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From the 5-Day chart we see that the level around $1095 was taken out so another indicator which tells me we should look for a lower support.

So, what support remains there besides the $1050? Well, I've added two Fibonacci charts, one which has as start the latest rally which started late October and one which covers the entire rally from the beginning of September.

So, take your pick I'd say. Normally, when a stock retraces, traders look for a bounce from either the 61.8% or the 50.0% Fibonacci Retracement lines. So, only supports left would be found on the complete Fibonacci chart.

Gold Spot Daily Fibonacci Retracements


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Just know that daily and thus short term, the downside has again increased so take care with those long positions. Gold is not correcting on the rally from late October but it is correcting on the entire rally which started early September so $1050 would indeed be a great target.

Gold Spot Weekly Chart

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On the weekly, the UP trend is still confirmed by the MACD, the ADX and the strong performance gold has had.

Not much more I can say here. I need to see the market perform after this day before I can second guess any further. One thing to watch is of course the dollar! I have absolutely NO frickin' idea on what basis this thing is rallying but it probably will have some very vague reason??? If anyone knows please enlighten me.

Jim Rogers has the following to say :





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Industrial Gold Demand?

Can Gold Destroy the Platinum Market?

By Greg McCoach

Friday, December 18th, 2009

It's been the 'Holy Grail' of the gold market for decades...

A mainstream industrial application.

Today, technical breakthroughs in automobile emissions devices may have just ended that wait.

Gold may be the next generation of "technology metals," but what's good for gold may be devastating to other members of the precious metal family.

In fact, advancing technologies in autocatalysts may cause...

Demand for Platinum and Palladium to be Cut in
Half

One of the biggest risks to platinum and palladium prices has always been their heavy dependence on the automobile industry.

That's because more than half of the world's demand for these metals comes from the global autocatalyst market.

So a new autocatalyst technology that doesn't require their use puts platinum and palladium prices in a very sensitive situation.

And that's exactly what started to worry platinum and palladium investors when one company developed a new metal alloy that substituted traditional catalyst metals for gold.

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Privately-owned Nanostellar Inc. recently designed and developed a new metal alloy for autocatalysts using gold for the first time.

The company says the new alloy can improve the performance of diesel emissions control catalysts by 25% to 30%.

The substitution of gold for platinum in autocatalysts even makes good economic sense.

Gold is ten times more abundant, and therefore has always been much cheaper than platinum.

The world's supply of gold is also less geographically concentrated. More than 90% of the entire world's platinum is produced from only four mines in Russia and South Africa. Gold, on the other hand, has been discovered in economically minable qualities on six continents. This makes gold less prone to output disruption.

The problem with substituting gold for platinum or palladium in autocatalysts, however, has been in the chemistry.

Gold is an excellent oxidation catalyst, but high temperatures greatly reduce the metal's catalytic qualities.

Will Gold Completely Replace Platinum or Palladium?

Autocatalysts convert over 90% of a vehicle's exhaust pollutants — including carbon monoxide and particulate, which contains known cancer-causing compounds — into less harmful carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and water vapor.

For now, probably not.

And the demand for platinum and palladium is safe.

At the moment, the financial incentive to use gold over platinum is no longer quite so attractive.

Gold prices are currently about $1,100 an ounce, compared to ~$1,400/oz for platinum. Even though gold is still 20% cheaper than platinum, the additional research, development, and manufacturing costs whittle this savings down.

Ultimately, if gold should happen to progressively replace platinum in autocatalysts, platinum prices would quickly fall, making it again more cost-effective.

So it appears that the only real advantage gold has in this context is its more favorable supply profile.

This may be attractive enough to persuade car companies to consider using it as a catalyst at some point in the future, so long as the price differential becomes rather more competitive.

For the time being, however, it appears that gold will not replace platinum or palladium in autocatalysts.

Autocatalyst technology, however, continues to develop. And it appears that a gold/platinum/palladium alloy — such as the one developed by Nanostellar Inc. — could be used in vehicle emissions control devices for diesel passenger vehicles in the next couple of years.

And here's the thing...

Gold is rapidly becoming one of the world's top "technology metals." It is one of several "technology metals" included in the $273 billion worth of rare earth elements found in Greenland vital to important modern technologies.

Industrial demand for gold is still weak compared to other precious metals. But developers are finding new industrial applications, like Nanostellar's catalyst alloy, for gold all the time.

And in the coming years, advancing technologies will inevitably create even more growth opportunities in the industrial demand for gold.

Good Investing,

Greg McCoach
Editor, Wealth Daily
Investment Director,
The Mining Speculator
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