chip away, page-55

imo there is plenty of scope for the price of coal to improve this year!

http://www.financialsense.com/contributors/frank-holmes/four-sensational-facts-about-gold-investing

Coal was the worst-performing commodity in 2012, falling nearly 17 percent. Coal’s been going through a rough spell lately; in fact, the commodity has not been king for five years (although it did record a 31 percent increase in 2010). As Portfolio Manager Evan Smith explained to listeners during our recent presentation, for the first time ever in the U.S., natural gas provided more electricity and power than coal did.