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Gold/Mining/Energy : Winspear Resources

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To: Chas. who wrote (26078)7/7/2000 6:31:33 AM
From: Bill Jackson   of 26850
 
chuck, The last thing Debeers wants is more diamonds to hit the market. They are already totally stuffed with them.
They will of course mothball this deposit while doing the minimal annual work to keep their property in good standing.
Those who sell now will lose the downstream potential that this deposit represents. Debeers knows this and is trying a pre-emptive strike. It is worth three to five times their offer to keep it off the market.
Adding it's annual volume will force DeBeers to spend more than $250 million annually to mothball it's production. Cheaper by far to buy it now, even at $10-15 per share,
The $4+ offer is their initial salvo at the low end, designed to start the auction at a lowball figure.
This could go to $20 as that mine is worth billions.

Bill
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