by Chris Blanchet

For investors who survived the past two years, it will not be much of a surprise to learn that market volatility, as measured by the Chicago Board Options Exchange, has risen from a modest 16 to a little over 79, the highest level ever reached.

In fact, after the attacks of September 11, 2001, volatility jumped to just 33. They closed the markets as a result of the uncertainty! Today, the markets feel subdued, yet are registering volatility in the range of 30. This presents plenty of opportunity for investors to profit.

For the individual investor, the first thing that needs to happen is to strip away the emotion from the investment. This is challenging, however, and for good reason. Most investors have worked extremely hard to build a nest egg, and watching a volatile market eat it up without providing any tangible benefits is extremely difficult to …

When a company is working in the mining business it needs to think on a fairly large scale. Its operations can often extend to dozens of square kilometers. When, however, a good find in a historically active mining region is found, holdings and profits can start to exceed a “regular person’s” common perception of reasonable land ownership and potential profit.

Douglas lake Minerals Inc., an exploration and development mining company, works to locate and develop gold, silver, copper and diamond concessions. The company is currently working to develop concessions in Tanzania.

In recent quarters, the company has been aggressively adding mining concessions with positive testing results. Its Morogoro Tanzania concession has shown indications of significant gold and diamond deposits in excess of initial results (many at shallow depths.) To this end, the company has entered into a strategic partnership with Canaco Resources Inc. to locate and construct infrastructure within the property. Upon