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Barrick''s huge hedge position won''t be cost-free forever

Section: Daily Dispatches

12:19p ET Tuesday, July 1, 2003

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

The Rick Ackerman commentary cited in GATA's previous
dispatch has been moved into the archive at his Internet
site. Now you can find it here:

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CHRIS POWELL, Secretary/Treasurer

You don''t have to take the long view -- how about just the quarterly view?

Section: Daily Dispatches

Newmont announces 83% acceptance
of Yandal bond tender offer

(Newmont press release)

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DENVER, June 27 -- Newmont Mining Corp. today announced
that it has received tenders totaling $196.8 million
representing 83%) in response to its offer through its
subsidiary, Yandal Bond Company Limited (YBCL) to acquire

Fed is trying to manage gold price and the news as well, Embry tells Canada

Section: Daily Dispatches

9:31p ET Thursday, June 26, 2003

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

These are tough days for gold and particularly for junior
mining companies, even those that have great properties
and prospects. So a new post at MineWeb is a delight:
the story of a junior mining company in South Africa
whose chief executive and chief financial officer have
just pledged their own shares in the company as
collateral for a company loan for an ore-processing

Newmont says it has take over 83 percent of Yandal''s bonds

Section: Daily Dispatches

10:58p ET Thursday, June 26, 2003

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Sprott Asset Management's new president, John Embry,
turned up again on ROB-TV in Canada on Tuesday
night, and GATA's Mark Webber not only hung on
every word but once again produced a transcript, which
is appended. It is encouraging on account of Embry's
telling a nationwide audience that the bashing of the
gold price this week was obviously an attempt to

Turk replies to Perth Mint: Exactly how was I ''misleading''?

Section: Daily Dispatches

12:52p ET Sunday, June 22, 2003

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Jay Taylor of J. Taylor's Gold and Technology Stocks
newsletter has new commentary at Gold-Eagle, wherein
he asks the musical question: quot;Is the Bernanke
High-Tech Money-Creation Machine Finally Working?quot;
(The music is Chopin's quot;Marche Funebre.quot;) There's
favorable mention of the work of GATA and its
consultant, Frank Veneroso. You can find the new

Gary North''s ''Gold Wars'' asks: Is America''s gold gone?

Section: Daily Dispatches

12:40p ET Thursday, June 26, 2003

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

GATA consultant James Turk, founder of GoldMoney
and editor of the Freemarket Gold amp; Money Report,
has replied to the rebuttal from Richard Hayes of
Perth Mint that was dispatched to you June 21.
Turk's reply is appended.

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

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By James Turk

AfLease executives pledge their shares for company loan instead of hedging

Section: Daily Dispatches

2:37p ET Thursday, June 26, 2003

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Thanks to Gary North for his permission to share with
you Issue 5 of his series of essays, quot;The Gold Wars.quot;
Issue 5, appended here -- quot;Is America's Gold Gone?quot;
-- quotes GATA consultant James Turk and GATA
Chairman Bill Murphy.

Subscription to North's quot;Gold Warsquot; essays is free. Just
send an e-mail request to:

Jay Taylor''s new commentary cites work by GATA and Veneroso

Section: Daily Dispatches

Freddie's Derivatives Get A Closer Look

By Dow Jones Business News
Friday, June 20, 2003
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Freddie Mac's efforts to hedge the risks of its mortgage
assets and its own borrowings enlarged the total size of
its derivatives-trading positions to nearly $700 billion
at the end of September, a 46 percent jump from 2000,

Sprott''s John Embry tells Canada the gold price is ''actively managed''

Section: Daily Dispatches

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Company press release

DENVER, June 20 -- Newmont Mining Corp. today announced
that its subsidiary, Yandal Bond Co. Ltd. today agreed to
waive the minimum tender condition regarding the offer to
acquire all of the outstanding 8 7/8 percent senior notes
senior notes (the notes) due April 2008 issued by Newmont's

Part 2, ROB-TV interview with John Embry of Sprott Asset Management

Section: Daily Dispatches

11:53p ET Friday, June 20, 2003

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Thanks to GATA's great friend Mark E. Webber, B.F.A.,
there's a great treat for you tonight -- a transcript
of the interview with Sprott Asset Management President
John Embry on the June 11 quot;Market Callquot; program on
ROB-TV in Canada, hosted by Jim O'Connell.

Preparing the transcript took enormous effort but it was

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