mark bristow cannot or hear the negative news because he's too busy digging for gold as the ceo of randsources. it's a first on fox business interview. good to see you. thank you for join us. >> hello, liz. liz: well, i look at what's happening in your world, and you are mining millions of ounces of gold, yet the price is down 14%. does this concern you? does it worry you? does it get you very anxious? what do you think of this pullback, and what's causing it? >> i think, certainly, the pullback in any industry is always worrying, and you should pay attention to it. but as you pointed out, we've come a long way over the last greens from the sub-$300 an ounce. and so, you know, 14% in perspective is statistically quite small. but i think meaningful because the industry itself is in stress. and, you know, there's a -- it hasn't delivered the sort of values that people expected it to deliver on the back of the rising gold price. so there's a worry. and what has driven this drop in gold price? well, you know, it's important to appreciate the gold market is really made up of four sectors; ph