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To: Zardoz who wrote (44459)	11/1/1999 9:41:00 PM
From: Enigma	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116762

Well said Hutch! There are some here who assume every press release put out by a company - usually Barrick - is a lie of some kind. It wouldn't matter how lengthy, and concise the company's reporting was - because the truth of the matter is that prejudice cannot be swayed. d

To: Zardoz who wrote (44459)	11/1/1999 9:49:00 PM
From: Mark Bartlett	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116762

Hutch, <<Slightly, NO. It dramtically increases earnings. Add stability, by offsetting risk. And actually get a higher price for GOLD.>> Does it? How do we know? If Barrick did NOT forward sell, they may (in the long haul) accrue a greater return. Is this really a risk management issue for Barrick - one of the lowest cost producers going. If they go under - 99% of the others will too. I submit that Barrick does NOT have to hedge one oz to survive. Barrick's actions are to enhance their own cash flow, to the detriment of the industry as a whole. The bottom line, IMHO, is that forward selling is bad for the industry - it give too much control away to third parties who stand to gain from lower (not higher) gold prices. BTW - meant to ask you .. does it not strike you as a little odd that the Kuwaits had 79 tons of gold leased away from them, at such a critical juncture in this volatile gold market ... and then there is this announcement of these airport improvements for them. Seems odd to me - seems like somebody needed physical awfully bad and was calling in a favour. Best to you, MB