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South African gold on the brink with half of mines losing money

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But not a peep from them about gold price suppression.

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By Kevin Crowley
Bloomberg News
Tuesday, September 8, 2015

South Africa's gold mines, the deepest and among the oldest in the world, are in big trouble.

Intensifying suppression of monetary metals hints at racket's end, Embry says

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1:55p ET Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Central bank intervention against the monetary metals is now so intense as to lead Sprott Asset Management's John Embry to think that the racket is almost finished. Embry's comments come in an interview with King World News that is excerpted here:

Greetings from Bitcoin Island

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By Jeremy Kahn
Bloomberg News
Monday, September 7, 2015

The Isle of Man is a strange place. Home to four-horned sheep, cats without tails, and perfectly preserved Victorian-era steam locomotives, this rock in the middle of the Irish Sea is perhaps best known for hosting the world's most dangerous motorcycle race, the Manx TT.

TF Metals Report: People's Bank of China adds 16 tonnes of gold in August

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3:30p ET Monday, September 7, 2015

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

China's foreign exchange war chest drained as growth fears intensify

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By Szu Ping Chan
The Telegraph, London
Monday, September 7, 2015

China's war chest of foreign exchange reserves fell by the largest amount on record in August, as official data revealed the cost of efforts to defend the renminbi.

Reserves fell by $93.9 billion to $3.56 trillion (L2.33 trillion) last month, according to the People's Bank of China (PBoC).

Ronan Manly: LBMA's shifting stance on gold refinery production statistics

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10:17a ET Monday, September 7, 2015

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

China's new oil contract signals shift from Brent and U.S. dollar

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By Andrew Critchlow
The Telegraph, London
Monday, September 7, 2015

Brent crude has been the global benchmark against which most oil is measured ever since the field from which it draws its name was discovered in the 1970s. ...

Lawrie Williams: Shanghai gold deliveries for August were phenomenal

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By Lawrie Williams
SharpsPixley.com, London
Sunday, September 6, 2015

August is always a weak month for physical gold moving through China's Shanghai Gold Exchange -- or rather it has been up until now. The big months for SGE withdrawals are normally at the beginning and the end of the year ahead of the Chinese New Year holidays, while trading in the summer months is usually thin.

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