RE:Lets face the factsyou only loose if you sell out and look at tmm on a daily basis . Share price wise you cannot dispute the fact tmm is at new lows , but will it last . seems everything is based on production costs and the price of gold and if profits are made or lost and producers are hit the hardest. it doesnt make any sense to mine at a loss continually , as this subsidizes the buyers for hundreds of dollars per oz of gold mined so one would have to decide when to put the mine on maintenance and care and wait for higher gold prices. Those with multiple producing mines are in a better position to average low cost mines with higher cost mines or just mine the higher grades . writeoffs can be deferred to future years and when the gold price appreciates so will the profits of gold miners , so one must consider gold investment as a multible year investment. The other scenario is as in tmm case getting a higher grade lower cost mine like ana paula into production. There are many alternatives to deal with this , one is a gold stream for initial cash , another is a joint venture with a cash rich company , or just a pp for the right amount .