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Vault Space for Gold Bullion
October 4, 2011 | Business Week

Record gold prices close to $2000 per ounce lured lots of gold jewelry and gold scrap into the market. Now that these items are being melted and cast into bars the ultra secure storage vaults typically used to store gold are in great demand.


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