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To: Crimson Ghost who wrote (55058)	6/23/2000 6:54:00 PM
From: TheBusDriver	Respond to of 116762

<<BTW, a Kitco poster reports from the Comex floor that Goldman Sachs was the big seller YET AGAIN today.>> conspiracy? What conspiracy? I rest my case your honor! LOL! wayne

To: Crimson Ghost who wrote (55058)	6/23/2000 10:37:00 PM
From: pater tenebrarum	Respond to of 116762

i certainly agree...i have repeatedly pointed out that both the weakness in the XAU and the commercials' net short position suggested another pullback in the poG was coming.i actually thought it might try to perk up on fund buying first, but obviously no chance. re. Goldman Sachs, i'm not surprised...it's barely worth mentioning as it were, because who else?

To: Crimson Ghost who wrote (55058)	6/24/2000 11:32:00 AM
From: long-gone	Respond to of 116762

A counter to "the evil gold mining companies" propaganda: KADER ASMAL OPENS NEW ANGLOGOLD-FUNDED BUILDING FOR BOITEKO SCHOOL IN CARLETONVILLE Date: Saturday, June 24, 2000 The Minister of Education, Mr Kader Asmal (far right) opens the AngloGold sponsored Boiteko School for the Severely Mentally Handicapped near Carletonville, as the architect Andrzej Romanowicz (left) releases the ceremonial balloons. Click here to download the above photograph The Minister of Education, Mr Kader Asmal, was the guest speaker today at the opening of a new AngloGold-funded building for the Boiteko School for the Severely Mentally Handicapped near Carletonville today, Saturday, 24 June. Following an approach for assistance for the building of a school, the AngloGold Fund, with a grant of R1,7 million, voted the project its single largest disbursement to date. The first phase of the complex is now complete and comprises eight classrooms, ablution facilities and a kitchen/workshop. The school can accommodate 200 pupils, and has a teacher/pupil ratio of 1:13. The opening of this building is the culmination of a tremendous grassroots initiative; ?Boiteko? means ?we are trying very hard?, which is illustrated by the endeavours of a group of concerned residents of Khutsong township, chaired by Dr Gene Ramontja, who identified the need for the care and schooling of mentally handicapped children in the area. Boiteko was started in 1993 with children being taught in a church. More recently classes were held in a clinic. With land made available by the Carletonville Local Council and a budget allocated by the Gauteng Department of Education to furnish the building and to meet the monthly salary and administration costs, the first phase of the complex is now complete. Esther Letanke, principal of Boiteko, said: ?We have longed to have all our pupils together in a school of our own. We are at home at last.? Kelvin Williams, chairman of the AngloGold Fund commented: ?The Fund is proud to be associated with this project. Boiteko started with a group of women determined to provide care for disabled children. It?s an exceptional example of what can be achieved by people with vision and courage. ?We are particularly pleased that this initiative should have happened in this area. With our mines near Carletonville it is appropriate for us to invest in a community with whom we have been involved for many years.? Apart from teaching pupils from six to 18, Boiteko takes pre-school children (from the age of three) and trains school leavers in basic skills such as sewing and carpentry to enable them to find employment. In addition, the centre offers after- care and supervision for many children outside school hours. The AngloGold Fund has granted Boiteko an additional R100 000 for its care givers to participate in a training and capacity building programme offered by the Forrest Town School for Palsied Children in Johannesburg. anglogold.co.za