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AngloGold exec raises possibility of merger with Barrick
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2002-01-09 03:00 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Dudley White
Melbourne, Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) -- AngloGold Ltd., vying with
Newmont Mining Corp. for control of Normandy Mining Ltd.,
said it's exploring other takeover opportunities as it tries
to reduce its dependence on South Africa's high-cost mines.
The top gold miner has a list of assets and companies it
would like to buy, though won't be panicked into paying too
much for acquisitions, AngloGold Chairman and Chief
IAMGOLD to start keeping its spare cash in gold bullion
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2002-01-09 03:00 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Nic Hopkins
The Times, London
Thursday, January 10, 2002
AngloGold, the world's largest gold miner, has confirmed it
is seeking to forge stronger ties with Barrick, the Canadian
gold mining group, in a move that may pave the way to a
multibillion-dollar merger.
AngloGold is battling Newmont, of the United States, to win
Normandy Mining, Australia's largest goldmining group, in a
A$4.3 billion (L1.6 billion) bidding war. Its offer is due to
A sample letter to a U.S. senator, citing James Turk''s latest disclosures
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2002-01-09 03:00 Section: Daily Dispatches10:49p ET Wednesday, January 9, 2002
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Here's a wonderful press release from a gold-
mining company that is a long-time supporter
of GATA, IAMGOLD Corp.
IAMGOLD announced today that it is going to
start keeping its spare cash in gold bullion,
thereby reminding the world that gold is
still what it has always been, pretty good
money. Indeed, by doing good here, IAMGOLD
Legal papers against BIS are served in German
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2002-01-09 03:00 Section: Daily Dispatches11:03p ET Wednesday, January 9, 2002
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
A GATA supporter has sent the letter below to
U.S. Sen. Paul Sarbanes, chairman of the
Senate Banking Committee, along with a copy
of GATA consultant James Turk's latest essay
documenting surreptitious U.S. government
intervention in the gold market. It's a good
model for other letters. We ask our U.S.
supporters to consider sending such letters
AngloGold launches final assault for Normandy
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2002-01-08 03:00 Section: Daily Dispatches9:17p ET Monday, January 7, 2002
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
The C-SPAN2 television network in the United
States is rebroadcasting at this hour today's
conference on the Federal Reserve Board
sponsored by the Center for the Study of
Responsive Law.
CHRIS POWELL, Secretary/Treasurer
China backs the euro at dollar''s expense
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2002-01-08 03:00 Section: Daily Dispatches10:14a ET Tuesday, January 8, 2002
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Stewart Bailey of TheMiningweb.com reports at length
on AngloGold's latest efforts to acquire Normandy. You
can find the story on Miningweb's cover page, headlined
quot;AngloGold launches final assault,quot; here:
a href=http://www.theminingweb.comhttp://www.theminingweb.com/a
The full link is:
a href=http://www.mips1.net/mggold.nsf/Current/4225685F0043D1B242256B3B00307Aht...
Coin and bullion dealers who have supported GATA
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2002-01-08 03:00 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
London Telegraph
January 7, 2002
BRUSSELS -- The Chinese government gave the euro its
much-coveted seal of approval yesterday, announcing that
it would switch part of its vast dollar reserves into the
world's emerging quot;reserve currency.quot;
Chinese finance minister Xiang Huaicheng said the flawless
launch of notes and coins had swept away the lingering doubts
C-SPAN2 broadcasts conference on Federal Reserve
Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2002-01-07 03:00 Section: Daily Dispatches4:35p ET Sunday, January 6, 2002
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
GATA consultant James Turk, editor of The Freemarket
Gold amp; Money Report, has just discovered that U.S.
government accounting reports show a gold liability of
$20 billion. In Letter 297 of his report, appended
here, Turk details how the U.S. government's
surreptitious suppression of the gold price works.
This is the most compelling evidence yet of the U.S.
Help us force the gold suppression scheme into the light of day
Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2002-01-07 03:00 Section: Daily Dispatches12:24p ET Monday, January 7, 2002
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
The U.S. television network C-SPAN2 is broadcasting today's
conference on the Federal Reserve, quot;The Federal Reserve:
Myth vs. Reality,quot; sponsored by the Ralph Nader group, the
Center for the Study of Responsive Law. There is a brief
interruption in the proceedings at this moment as lunch is
being served, but the network promises to broadcast the
Fed denounced at conference; Murphy makes the broadcast
Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2002-01-07 03:00 Section: Daily Dispatches12:30p ET Monday, January 7, 2002
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
A summary of evidence of surreptitious government
intervention in the gold market, quot;What U.S. and Foreign
Officials have said about the Fed's Activities in the Gold
Market,quot; has been posted at:
a href=http://www.gata.org/fedsact.htmlhttp://www.gata.org/fedsact.html/a
Please send a copy of this summary to any news
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