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To: Ptaskmaster who wrote (1)	2/2/2000 12:01:00 PM
From: Ptaskmaster	Respond to of 4051

Gold Fields cautiously inspects South Deep. "Gold Fields is wavering over the benefits of buying Western Areas Limited's 50% stake in South Deep, the west rand gold mine jointly run with Canadian company Placer Dome. However, the joint venture insists Gold Fields, its only suitor, has not gone cold on the proposed transaction.... A value of $300m has been placed on buying half of the South Deep mine, a project that will produce 1-million ounces of gold a year in 2005. ----snip---- "This is why Placer Dome and Gold Fields are mulling control of South Deep through Consolidated African Mines (CAM). ----snip---- "...one must consider the possibility of Placer Dome owning 100% of a South Deep. However, one analyst says Placer Dome's balance sheet is looking stretched." By David McKay on Miningweb in Moneyweb, full story at 196.36.119.130

To: Ptaskmaster who wrote (1)	2/2/2000 12:16:00 PM
From: Ptaskmaster	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 4051

Barrick Gold and its hedging program is a major topic of discussion on SI's Barrick board and elsewhere. Here is an interesting essay on it by an expert: "December 17, 1999. Bet Your Life: Barrick vs. Gold Bugs (Revised)" by Reginald Howe, The Golden Sextant goldensextant.com Ptask ________________ OT: And having more to do with gold price than stocks, but a must read for any gold stock buyers or holders, see his "February 1, 2000. Two Bills: Scandal and Opportunity in Gold?" goldensextant.com

To: Ptaskmaster who wrote (1)	2/2/2000 3:25:00 PM
From: Ptaskmaster	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 4051

Searching out gold and silver mining companies.- The Goldsheet Mining Directory goldsheet.simplenet.com Resource Stocks Advisory AND Struther's Future Tech Report sentex.net [ click on "Mining Web sites" to get to "Junior Mining Companys" sentex.net ]