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To: steve susko who wrote (341)6/10/2002 5:02:09 PM
From: Jim Willie CB  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 89467
 
SouthAfrican news is a watershed negative signal to gold sector
it is a very serious minor wet blanket

but it is felt now, and will become more so
a major league deterrant to the entire group of SA mining stocks
I consider it to likely cut SA miners by 30-40% relative to their competition

saying it is IRRELEVANT is like telling someone who has been given a DEATH SENTENCE that one week later, it is old news
or telling some guy that henceforth, he will now be OBLIGATED TO SUPPORT A FAMILY OF SIX

serious detrimental consequences to SoAfrican mining
lost mgmt control, diversion of exploration funds, cut into profits, higher worker wages, poor opportunity for raising equity capital, eventually lower gold supply

this SA story has IN NO WAY been fully thought thru, analyzed
in April, I repeatedly warned against SoAfrican mining
it just struck sooner than I expected

as money comes out of SA miners, it will probably drag down the rest of the sector
later when this profitaking session ends, I expect money from SA miners will find its way into safer more capitalist nations
e.g. USA, Canada, Australia, NewZealand, Mexico
we will have a premium for miners in safer nations
just like a premium for miners who dont hedge (and potentially kill their golden gooses)

my opinion is still in limbo for South American mining
for all we know, big stock players might be wondering, pondering, reassessing the likelihood of additional foreign mine seizures
I surely am, with Bolivian silver my main concern
/ jim



To: steve susko who wrote (341)6/11/2002 10:09:29 AM
From: Jim Willie CB  Respond to of 89467
 
little Seabridge will be interesting to watch on technicals
it has no margin capability
it has no options
it may not have many shares available to short
so it is a pure stock without leverage

in the spring its crest was C$1.00
it rose to C$3.50 last week
that is a rise of C$2.50
pullback of 3/8 would take it to about C$2.50 to C$2.60
where it is now
I noticed several minutes ago a huge gap in bid-ask
C$2.45 by C$2.70 with really not huge volume
suddenly it tightened up at C$2.55 with volume tripling in 5 minutes

with gold's story and uptrend intact in my view, I favor 3/8 retracemt
rather, I think it is the more likely
(heck, I favor a steady rise to C$100/share)

we will see, since it is all tied to gold price
now #316 trying to find support
I believe #313-316 will be support, which was old resist

despite being prominently touted, I plan to add to SEA.V shares
I was hoping for a pullback for June purchases
just dont want it to get out of control
/ jim