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Mining Web examines friendly terms for AngloGold/Gold Fields merger

Section: Daily Dispatches

1:14a ET Thursday, March 1, 2001

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Another important article, this one at
www.theminingweb.com. It asks whether
the Bank of England, the great gold
seller of the last year, is responsible
for the current rally in gold.

You can find the article here:

a href=http://www.mips1.net/MGGold.nsf/Current/4225685F0043D1B242256A00005DD7ht...

World Gold Council''s feeble attempt to help gold

Section: Daily Dispatches

6:30p ET Thursday, March 1, 2001

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Those of us who think that there is much more to the
possible combination of AngloGold and Gold Fields
than meets the eye should read another good article
at www.theminingweb.com by Tim Wood.

Here's the URL:

a href=http://www.mips1.net/MGGold.nsf/Current/4225685F0043D1B285256A02006A52ht...

An open letter faxed today to the World Gold Council''s CEO

Section: Daily Dispatches

7:25p ET Thursday, March 1, 2001

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

The attached press release was issued by the World Gold
Council this week to promote gold ownership. While it
at least acknowledges gold as a financial asset --
something approaching money -- and doesn't prattle
about jewelery, there's not a word about the huge short
position in gold or the explosion in the U.S. money
supply and gold derivatives at bullion banks or

Anglo said hot for Gold Fields; Bank of England choking?

Section: Daily Dispatches

9:45p ET Monday, February 26, 2001

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

On such a big day for gold it's hard not to dispatch
something to the long-suffering, so I've purloined a
few excerpts from GATA Chairman Bill Murphy's quot;Midasquot;
commentary tonight at www.LeMetropoleCafe.com. They're
below. If you'd like to see the whole commentary, visit
the Cafe and consider a free trial membership.

Spiralling gold lease rates spur central bank talk

Section: Daily Dispatches

12:56p ET Tuesday, February 27, 2001

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

There's big news in gold today.

First, a story from the Mining Web/MoneyWeb people:

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Anglogold bidding for Gold Fields

By Tim Wood
Posted: 02/27/2001
04:00:00 PM
Miningweb 1997-2001

--- Developing World Exclusive ---
Third update - 11h45 EST.

NEW YORK -- Miningweb learnt late on Friday that Anglogold was still

Prudential says GATA is moving the gold market

Section: Daily Dispatches

7:27p ET Tuesday, February 27, 2001

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

You may enjoy this Reuters story about the rising
gold lease rates. This story makes it seem that
perpetual gold bear Andy Smith is whistling past
the graveyard. Here he suggests that South American
countries still have gold to lend. Well, maybe the
wife of Paraguay's finance minister has a nice
necklace....

CHRIS POWELL, Secretary/Treasurer

Newsletter writer pledges help to GATA, and latest Midas excerpts

Section: Daily Dispatches

11:05p ET Sunday, February 25, 2001

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

An Australian with an interest in gold who follows
GATA's work and dispatches, Sid Reynolds, recently
wrote to AngloGold's marketing director, Kelvin
Williams, for elaboration about Williams' criticism of
GATA at the Indaba 2001 gold conference in Cape Town,
South Africa. (You may recall that, during the
conference, I posted to you the full text of Williams'

GATA plans Africa Gold Conference to expose manipulation

Section: Daily Dispatches

Bright future for gold
helps N. American producers

TORONTO, Feb. 23 (Reuters) -- The belief that gold is
heading above $300 and that a fresh round of
restrictions was in the works on selling gold from
central bank reserves helped North American gold miners
to a strong showing on Friday.

The Toronto Stock Exchange's gold and precious minerals
index, which includes some of the world's top gold

If AngloGold really wants gold up, it might ask some questions

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Bill Murphy, Chairman
Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee Inc.
February 25, 2001

During my recent visit to South Africa, it was
suggested that it might be possible to organize a
meeting of the mining ministers of the African gold-
producing countries, at which the Gold Anti-Trust Action
Committee could convey its findings about the
manipulation of the gold market.

It is hard to imagine an issue of greater importance to

Financial Times article about gold hedging

Section: Daily Dispatches

10:15p ET Thursday, February 22, 2001

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Here are two more dispatches tonight from GATA Chairman
Bill Murphy to his subscribers at www.LeMetropoleCafe.com.

CHRIS POWELL, Secretary/Treasurer
Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee Inc.

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By Bill Murphy
www.LeMetropoleCafe.com
February 22, 2001

The World Gold Council today sent a letter today to

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