One last thing,
the gold was fixed price and confiscated back in the early 30s.
HM (Homestake Mining, no longer exists) is the stock often used as a proxy for the gold price (if it was free to move) back in those days.
Actually, the safety provided by a "sure thing" price for what HM produced (for a sure profit) in a time of vast uncertainty was the reason for the rise in the stock. IMO
There will ALWAYS be something like this to profit on.
Keep watch.