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Gold/Mining/Energy : Barrick Gold (ABX) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: JACK R. SMITH JR. who wrote (2128)	9/26/2000 11:00:30 PM
From: goldsheet	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 3558

> ABX is "short" approximately 12 million ounces of gold, and approximately 14 million ounces of silver. Current position of about 9 million ounces gold and 60 million ounces of silver. This is under 3 years production, and under 15% of reserves.

To: JACK R. SMITH JR. who wrote (2128)	9/27/2000 8:31:31 AM
From: Enigma	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3558

Civility would be nice - starting with you - piss off etc.? Actually the 'others' you speak of are most likely the Barrick haters who don't like me for defending the company. I used to work for a predecessor company of Barrick - way back in the dark ages - so I've known some of the players - but only one is left, and I haven't spoke to him for many years. I have spoken to IR from time to time. It irks me to have people here and on the GPM thread talk about criminal activity and so on - producers wanting the POG to fall - companies like Barrick being beholden to the bullion banks - an 'international conspiracy' - sometimes I think behind some of this crap is a sort of throw back to the International Jewish Conspiracy of the 30s - note how the names Goldman, Rubin, Peter Munk etc., are trotted out. Sometimes I feel a little like the little Dutch boy and the dam. Yes, Barrick has become a giant and something of a beauracracy - but it is a major funder of junior mining plays, and in most ways has been the industry leader.