Daily Dispatches

Emerging economies may seek gold as dollar fears rise

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2009-03-02 16:06 Section: Daily Dispatches

By John Irish and Luke Pachymuthu
Reuters
Monday, March 2, 2009

http://www.reuters.com/article/companyNews/idUSL219529320090302

DUBAI -- Major emerging economies are seeking to raise their central banks' gold reserve holdings as fears of a sharp depreciation in the U.S. dollar mount, senior industry officials said on Monday.

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Gene Arensberg: Gold, silver pull back as expected

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2009-03-02 15:52 Section: Daily Dispatches

3:50p ET Monday, March 2, 2009

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

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Thom Calandra: Future's on deck at PDAC show

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2009-03-02 13:20 Section: Daily Dispatches

1:21p ET Monday, March 2, 2009

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Also reporting from the Toronto convention of the Prospectors and Dealers Association of Canada is Stockhouse's Thom Calandra, whose "ThomWatch" column is headlined "Future's On Deck at PDAC Show" and can be found here:

http://www.stockhouse.com/Columnists/2009/March/2/Future-s-on-deck-at-PD...

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MineWeb reports from PDAC convention in Toronto

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2009-03-02 11:47 Section: Daily Dispatches

11:47a ET Monday, March 2, 2009

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

MineWeb's Lawrence Williams reports from Toronto on the annual convention of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada and finds it a little less glum than might have been expected. Williams' report is headlined "PDAC Upbeat, but Speakers Have Gloomy Outlook" and you can find it at MineWeb here:

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Another market analyst says gold is manipulated

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2009-03-02 11:40 Section: Daily Dispatches

11:40a ET Monday, March 2, 2009

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

MineWeb has reprinted from The Gold Report an interview with German market analyst Sascha Opel, who remarks, in part, that gold's rise will be limited by manipulation by the financial establishment. You can find the interview at MineWeb here:

http://www.mineweb.com/mineweb/view/mineweb/en/page33?oid=79363&sn=Detail

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James Turk: Another good month for gold

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2009-03-02 10:51 Section: Daily Dispatches

10:51a ET Monday, March 2, 2009

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Mine waste trips up Alaska gold rush

Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2009-03-02 01:59 Section: Daily Dispatches

By Kim Murphy
Los Angeles Times
Monday, March 2, 2009

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-alaska-gold-mining2...

BERNERS BAY, Alaska -- Sitting like a turquoise gem in a bowl of hemlock, Sitka spruce, and ice, Berners Bay has long been a jewel of Alaska's Tongass National Forest.