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South African mineworkers union endorses GATA
Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2001-02-04 03:00 Section: Daily Dispatches1:52p ET Saturday, February 3, 2001
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Thanks to GATA member A.W. for translating from
German this great article just published in the
Swiss financial magazine Cash.
CHRIS POWELL, Secretary/Treasurer
Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee Inc.
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WHO HAS THEIR GOLDFINGERS IN THE PIE?
The gold price has fallen for years. A conspiracy
theory accuses world central and fat-cat banks of
Swiss financial magazine Cash covers GATA lawsuit
Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2001-02-03 03:00 Section: Daily Dispatches9:40p ET Friday, February 2, 2001
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
GATA Chairman Bill Murphy continued today his
meetings with business leaders in South Africa,
attending a conference with the Chamber of
Commerce in Johannesburg and dining on, among
other things, crocodile and ostrich. Murphy as
to travel to Cape Town tonight and will attend
the Indaba mining industry conference next week.
Harry Clawar''s latest on gold price suppression
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2001-02-02 03:00 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Edward West
South Africa Business Report
www.busrep.co.za
February 02 2001
Cape Town - De Beers' share price rocketed 17,37 percent, or R44,40,
to close at a new 12-month high of R300 yesterday on the surprise
news that Anglo American had made a takeover bid for the diamond
group.
The proposed deal could unlock potential in De Beers and dismantle a
complicated series of cross-holdings with Anglo American, the mining
Publicity and contacts grow on South Africa tour
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2001-02-02 03:00 Section: Daily Dispatches12:05a ET Friday, February 2, 2001
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Harry Clawar, who has been documenting the
strange suppression of the gold price in
the New York market, continues with his
crucial work in a new essay at Gold-Eagle:
a href=http://www.gold-eagle.com/editorials_01/clawar020201.htmlhttp://www.gold...
CHRIS POWELL, Secretary/Treasurer
Gold Fields confirms approach by AngloGold
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2001-02-01 03:00 Section: Daily Dispatches10p ET Wednesday, January 31, 2001
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
In the last week GATA has received a couple
of contributions by bank wire, one from
Britain and one from Switzerland. We never
get a full name and address on such
contributions even as we would like to
acknowledge them formally, so if the donors
would contact me at GATAComm@aol.com, I'd
appreciate it.
CHRIS POWELL, Secretary/Treasurer
South African media full of attention for GATA
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2001-02-01 03:00 Section: Daily DispatchesThursday February 1, 9:24 am Eastern Time
Gold Fields profit jumps,confirms AngloGold talks
By Darren Schuettler
JOHANNESBURG, Feb 1 (Reuters) -- South Africa's Gold Fields Ltd on
Thursday reported a 38 percent jump in second quarter earnings and
confirmed it had informal talks on a tie-up with rival AngloGold Ltd .
Gold Fields said net earnings rose to 277 million rand ($36 million),
Anglo-American bids for DeBeers
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2001-02-01 03:00 Section: Daily Dispatches2:30p ET Thursday, February 1, 2001
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
I just talked with GATA Chairman Bill Murphy in
Johannesburg. He reports the following:
* He spent more than two hours at dinner last night
with the king of the Zulus, who was sympathetic and
helpful.
* He was interviewed for three minutes this morning
on a national television news program that was seen
throughout the country. Later in the day he visited a
Who sent those bank wires?
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2001-01-31 03:00 Section: Daily Dispatches10p ET Tuesday, January 30, 2001
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
If you're having trouble running the URL
for the Mining Web profile of GATA Chairman
Bill Murphy, go to the following address,
scroll down to the quot;Analysisquot; section, and
you'll see the headline to click on:
a href=http://www.theminingweb.com/http://www.theminingweb.com//a
CHRIS POWELL, Secretary/Treasurer
South Africa receives GATA chairman with interest
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2001-01-30 03:00 Section: Daily Dispatches9p ET Monday, January 29, 2001
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
I.M. Vronsky, proprietor of www.Gold-Eagle.com,
documents in a new essay why gold is the favored
investment during deflation and credit collapse.
You can find it here:
a href=http://www.gold-eagle.com/editorials_98/vronsky060698.htmlhttp://www.gol...
CHRIS POWELL, Secretary/Treasurer
Mining Web profiles GATA''s Murphy as S. Africa tour begins
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2001-01-30 03:00 Section: Daily Dispatches5:30p ET Tuesday, January 30, 2001
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
GATA Chairman Bill Murphy is hard at work in South
Africa, having arrived there Sunday.
I spoke with him today from Durban, on the Indian
Ocean, and he was thrilled with the reception he has
been getting.
He already has had a long meeting with Gold Fields
CEO Chris Thompson, and has meetings scheduled with
other mining company executives.
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