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CFTC staff, chairman met Butler on day before hearing
10:50a ET Saturday, March 27, 2010
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver):
In his weekly interview with Eric King of King World News, silver market analyst Ted Butler reports that he met with staff members of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Chairman Gary Gensler himself in Washington on the day before the commission's hearing on futures and options trading in the metals markets. Butler also reports improvement in the commitment of traders reports for gold and silver, with the commercial short positions declining somewhat. The interview with Butler is nine minutes long and you can find it at King World News here:
http://www.kingworldnews.com/kingworldnews/Broadcast_Gold+/Entries/2010/...
CHRIS POWELL, Secretary/Treasurer
Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee Inc.
Prophecy Resource Corp. Appoints Rob McEwen to Advisory Board
Prophecy Resource Corp. (TSX.V: PCY, OTC: PCYRF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Rob McEwen to the company's Advisory Board. McEwen is a leading Canadian mining industry entrepreneur. He is the chairman and CEO of U.S. Gold Corp. and Minera Andes Inc. McEwen was the founder and former chairman and CEO of Goldcorp Inc., whose Red Lake Mine in northwestern Ontario, Canada, is considered to be the richest gold mine in the world. During his tenure at Goldcorp, McEwen transformed the company from a collection of small companies into a mining powerhouse, growing its market capitalization from $50 million to approximately $8 billion.
For Prophecy Resource Corp.'s complete statement:
http://www.prophecyresource.com/news_2010_mar11b.php
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