mali's government to review mining contracts, page-5

Yeah, the worst that could happen is that the Mali govt might increase the royalty, but I assume that won't have a huge impact on the mining cost.

The fed meeting will certainly be the big one. If they do announce a small taper there will be a sizable dip but I reckon it will overshoot and gradually drift back up. If they try to put off the taper or show any fear of tanking the economy then gold will go through the roof. Fun times! Cheers.