Daily Dispatches

Venezuelan gold pilot pleads guilty for light sentence; U.S. keeps $5 million haul

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2019-11-18 20:56 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Jay Weaver
Miami Herald
Monday, November 18, 2019

Two Venezuelans charged with smuggling about $5 million worth of gold bars in a private plane to south Florida have cut plea deals with federal prosecutors to gain light prison sentences along with immediate deportation to Venezuela.

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Junior mining sector responds to predatory short selling with 'Save Canadian Mining'

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2019-11-18 20:49 Section: Daily Dispatches

Organization Announcement
via Newsfile Corp., Toronto
Monday, November 18, 2019

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JPMorgan precious metal probe expands as another is charged

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2019-11-18 20:30 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Steve Stroth
Bloomberg News
Friday, November 15, 2019

Another JPMorgan Chase & Co. official was charged in the U.S. probe of the bank's precious metals trading operation.

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If not for GATA, what would you really know about gold?

Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2019-11-17 21:45 Section: Daily Dispatches

9:51p ET Sunday, November 17, 2019

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

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Ed Steer's Gold & Silver Digest letter for Saturday posted at GoldSeek

Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2019-11-17 20:22 Section: Daily Dispatches

8:25p ET Sunday, November 17, 2019

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

GATA Board of Directors member Ed Steer's Gold & Silver Digest letter for Saturday, headlined "Silver Equities Outperforming Year-To-Date," has been posted in the clear at GoldSeek here:

http://news.goldseek.com/GoldSeek/1574102096.php

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

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Saracen Mineral Holdings to buy Barrick's Super Pit gold mine stake for $750 million

Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2019-11-17 19:34 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Shreya Mariam Job
Reuters
Sunday, November 17, 2019

Australia’s Saracen Mineral Holdings Ltd said on Monday it would buy Canadian-listed Barrick Gold Corp’s 50% stake in the Super Pit gold mine in Western Australia for $750 million.

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CNBC is careful to admit that owning GLD is not owning gold

Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2019-11-17 19:21 Section: Daily Dispatches

7:29p ET Sunday, November 17, 2019

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Two cheers for today's CNBC report celebrating the 15th anniversary of the gold exchange-traded fund GLD, since the report does not pretend that owning GLD is the same as owning the monetary metal itself.