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To: 4figureau who wrote (3062)	1/30/2003 4:35:33 PM
From: Mannie	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5423

Gold dredge vanishes in northern California Copyright © 2003 Nando Media Copyright © 2003 Scripps Howard News Service Sacramento Bee Sacramento Bee MARYSVILLE, Calif. (January 28, 9:37 a.m. AST) - A huge gold dredge sank under mysterious circumstances in the Yuba Goldfields early this week, owners reported. Yuba Dredge No. 21 disappeared while unattended sometime early Monday morning, said Tony Massey, general manager of Cal Sierra Development. Built in 1937, the dredge was 500 feet long and 68 feet wide, with a superstructure towering 110 feet in the air, Massey said. It was one of only two such gold dredges, basically a large, flat-bottomed barge that uses giant, jawlike grabbers to scoop up material from the bottom of dredger ponds and dump it into a conveyor-processor that sorts, separate and sifts out small amounts of remainder gold. It had been undergoing major repairs for about a year and was scheduled to go back into operation Tuesday, but vanished instead, leaving nothing behind but a small oil spill.

To: 4figureau who wrote (3062)	1/31/2003 8:00:14 AM
From: Elizabeth Andrews	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 5423

Barrick Gold Corporation today served a formal Libel Notice on Blanchard and Company,Inc.and its Chief Executive Officer,Donald W.Doyle,Jr.The Libel Notice pertains to a series of false and defamatory statements Blanchard and Doyle have published since mid-December 2002 concerning Barrick. “Blanchard has made statements that have no basis in fact and are totally irresponsible and defamatory,” said Randall Oliphant,President and Chief Executive Officer of Barrick.“We value our good name,and we are simply not prepared to tolerate the dissemination of false statements concerning Barrick that are harmful to our reputation,business interests and stakeholders --by Blanchard,Doyle or others.” Mr..Oliphant added that Barrick plans to commence proceedings in Canada for substantial damages and other relief against those responsible for the false statements.