Working in a marketplace with long lead times and large capital expenditures requires patience and fortitude. Capital seems to flow like water with very little return coming from it. If, however, an investor is willing to stick out the long lead times, or happens to time the development cycle correctly, large veins of profit are likely.

Capital Gold Corp., a gold production and exploration company, works to extract gold from its El Chanate gold property in northern Mexico. Positive recent news has found that a former partner company has decided not to exercise its one-time “back-in option” for this mining property - allowing Capital Gold to move forward with future plans.

The company appears to have a fairly stable operation running with its El Chanate gold property. An average monthly output of 4,200 oz. has enabled the company to assess its position and make plans. Organic growth is the key element of

Santa Fe Holding Co., Inc. (SFHD.OB) is the parent company of Santa Fe Cattle Co., a chain of 23 casual-dining restaurants in Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Tennessee. During a recent interview, the company’s founder and chairman, Danny York, discussed the restaurant’s specific market niche and ultimate growth strategy for 2008 and 2009.

Santa Fe Cattle Co. caters to a specific niche within the steak restaurant business, with dinners priced in the $10 to $12 range, a sector that is not dominated by any one player. In this price range, Logan’s and Texas Roadhouse only operate a total of 600 locations nationwide, leaving a large portion of the market underserved and thereby creating tremendous growth potential.

Santa Fe Cattle Co’s segment of the steakhouse restaurant market falls between Outback Steakhouse and Longhorn Steakhouse, with dinners priced between $14 and $16, and Golden Corral and Ponderosa that charge between $6