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The March of Folly: To Be Continued at an Economy Near You

Section: Daily Dispatches

11:25p ET Wednesday, September 24, 2003

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

The Association of Mining Analysts will hold a half-day
seminar in London on Thursday, October 2, titled
quot;Prospects for Gold: Is the Bull Here to Stay?,quot; and
GATA consultant Robert K. Landis, perhaps the
foremost authority on the hedging practices of Barrick
Gold, will be among the principal speakers.

The seminar concludes with a buffet lunch.

Barrick hopes to buy back its hedges on dips as gold price rises

Section: Daily Dispatches

9:31p ET Monday, September 22, 2003

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

GATA Chairman Bill Murphy's quot;Midasquot; commentary for
Friday, September 19, at LeMetropoleCafe.com has
been posted in the clear at Kitco and GoldSeek:

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GATA Chairman Murphy to speak at Cambridge Conferences gold show in Calgary

Section: Daily Dispatches

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VANCOUVER (Dow Jones) -- Barrick Gold Corp. prefers to
take advantage of volatility in the gold price to reduce the
size of its hedgebook, rather than use capital to buy its way
out of hedge contracts, president and chief executive Greg
Wilkins said Wednesday.

At the Denver Gold Forum, Wilkins reiterated that the

GATA''s Landis to tell mining analysts in London: Gold is money, so deal with it!

Section: Daily Dispatches

10:14p ET Wednesday, September 24, 2003

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Cambridge Conferences has its next big gold show
at the Telus Convention Center in Calgary, Alberta,
Canada, on Saturday and Sunday, October 4 and 5,
and GATA Chairman Bill Murphy will be among the
principal speakers.

Special friends of GATA who also will be speaking
include Bob Bishop of Gold Mining Stock Report,

''Midas'' commentary for Sept. 19 posted in clear at Kitco and GoldSeek

Section: Daily Dispatches

2:59p ET Saturday, September 20, 2003

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Gold bugs are very good at getting depressed. It's easy
to imagine a day not far into the future when the gold
price will be $600, Newmont shares will be priced at
$140 because of the company's 10 percent dividend, Random
House will be spinning off Little Golden Books and taking
it public because anything with quot;goldquot; in its name will

The future of money: gold or the fires

Section: Daily Dispatches

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NEW YORK, Sept. 19 (Reuters) -- COMEX gold surged
on Friday amid dollar weakness and anticipation of a
renewal of the Washington Agreement curbing central
bank sales at this weekend's International Monetary
Fund Meeting in Dubai.

Where is the gold rally? Bugs, we''re sitting on top of it!

Section: Daily Dispatches

11:22p ET Saturday, September 20, 2003

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

GATA consultant James Turk, editor of the Freemarket
Gold and Money Report and founder of GoldMoney, has
written an essay on the future of money. As the fires
of currency destruction rage all around, Turk maps
an escape. You can find it at the GoldMoney Internet
site here:

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COMEX gold jumps as new central bank deal is anticipated

Section: Daily Dispatches

10:05p ET Thursday, September 18, 2003

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

CBSMarketWatch editor Thom Calandra has descended
upon Mongolia and gotten an interview with the prime
minister about the country's seemingly vast mineral
reserves.

Many of gold's partisans have an interest in exotic
places, so you might want to check this out even if
you're not yet inclined to invest in assets denominated

Barrick asks court to reconsider gold trial ruling

Section: Daily Dispatches

9:46p ET Wednesday, September 17, 2003

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Thanks so much to our friend Mark Webber for the
incredible work of transcribing Tuesday's
wonderful interview with John Embry, president
of Sprott Asset Management, by ROB-TV during the
quot;Lunch Moneyquot; and then the quot;Market Callquot; programs.
The programs are supposed to be accessible via the
Internet for a week, but I've been unable to get the

Wall Street Journal prints its most terrifying four-letter word: G-O-L-D

Section: Daily Dispatches

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 18 (Reuters) -- Barrick
Gold Corp. has asked a U.S. court to reconsider its ruling to

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