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2 killed, others rescued in S. Africa mine shaft collapse
Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2009-06-21 09:27 Section: Daily DispatchesBy James Macharia
Reuters
Sunday, June 21, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssPreciousMetalsMinerals/idUSLL36390920...
JOHANNESBURG -- Gold Fields, the world's fourth-biggest gold producer, said on Sunday two workers were killed after a tunnel in an underground shaft caved in, trapping five miners.
Mining group Xstrata plots merger with Anglo American
Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2009-06-21 09:17 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Mark Kleinman and Louise Armitstead
The Sunday Telegraph, London
Sunday, June 21, 2009
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/industry/5589081/Mining-...
U.S. says smuggled Treasury bonds were fake
Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2009-06-20 20:46 Section: Daily DispatchesItalian Mafia Blamed for $134 Billion in Fake Treasury Bills
From the Financial Times, London
Thursday, June 18, 2009
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/82091ec2-5c2f-11de-aea3-00144feabdc0.html?ncli...
One summer afternoon, two "Japanese" men in their 50s on a slow train from Italy to Switzerland said they had nothing to declare at the frontier point of Chiasso.
World Gold Council expects no impact from IMF sales
Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2009-06-20 10:23 Section: Daily DispatchesWorld Gold Council Welcomes Clarity
with Regards to IMF Gold Sales
Press Release via Business Wire
Friday, June 19, 2009
http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_v...
And the South African Reserve Bank supports gold price suppression
Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2009-06-20 10:16 Section: Daily DispatchesAbout 10 Workers Trapped in South African Gold Mine
By James Macharia
Reuters
Saturday, June 20, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssIndustryMaterialsUtilitiesNews/idUSLK...
William Pesek: Suitcase with $134 billion puts dollar on edge
Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2009-06-20 09:59 Section: Daily DispatchesBy William Pesek
Bloomberg News
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=a62_boqkurbI
Two Japanese men are detained in Italy after allegedly attempting to take $134 billion worth of U.S. bonds over the border into Switzerland. Details are maddeningly sketchy, so naturally the global rumor mill is kicking into high gear.
McEwen Capital launches junior gold mining index
Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2009-06-20 09:53 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Peter Koven
National Post / Financial Post, Toronto
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
http://www.financialpost.com/tradingdesk/mining/story.html?id=1706269
It always bothered Rob McEwen that there was no benchmark to measure how his junior gold investments were doing. So in his usual fashion, the gold entrepreneur decided to do something about it.
Korelin Economics Report interviews GATA's Ed Steer
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2009-06-19 08:42 Section: Daily Dispatches8:40a ET Friday, June 19, 2009
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):
Casey Research market analyst Ed Steer, a member of GATA's Board of Directors, was interviewed yesterday about gold and silver price suppression by Al Korelin on the Korelin Economics Report and you can listen to it here:
http://www.kereport.com/WeekendSpecial/WS061809-1.mp3
CHRIS POWELL, Secretary/Treasurer
J.S. Kim: Strange inconsistencies in the $134.5 billion bearer bond mystery
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2009-06-18 20:02 Section: Daily Dispatches8p ET Thursday, June 18, 2009
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Congress approves IMF gold sales, line of credit
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2009-06-18 19:46 Section: Daily DispatchesCongress Backs War-Funding Bill, 'Cash for Clunkers'
By Brian Faler
Bloomberg News
Thursday, June 18, 2009
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=azS1VwKeTbKo
WASHINGTON -- A $106 billion war-spending bill won final congressional approval after the Senate voted to retain a "cash for clunkers" provision aimed at helping the auto industry.
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