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Gold/Mining/Energy : SOUTHERNERA (t.SUF) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Peter Bourgeois who wrote (1568)	6/12/1998 10:12:00 PM
From: Confluence	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7235

The South African Consulate in Toronto, in the personage of Mr. Patrick Evans, has been telling Canadians several things: 1) SUF has followed all instructions, legal avenues, etc with regards to Marsfontein. The Minister is in complete support of SUF, but would like to see a negotiated settlement. 2) De Beers, thru Monopros in Canada, and their regular operations, has no interest in mining diamonds in a quick way that would benefit the discovering company/partner. As the BD article says, the better benefit may be to leave the diamonds in the ground. And further, if a junior partner should have a great find, the more likely that De Beers would defer development for a long while in order that supply not be increased. 3) The guy who writes for Business Day, Simon Barber, has a penchant for glamourous stories that he hopes will lead to confrontation and further press; whether the facts are right or wrong, the reaction is the desired effect 4) Negotiations will proceed with SUF and De Beers and NGS and Randgold, until a settlement is intractable; then a mediator will be appointed (perhaps Dr. Maduna himself), followed by a quick resolution or expropriation. And now for my thoughts: Congratulations to Mr. Andrew Cumine (Infoman) and Mr. Jacobus Jordaan (Gull) for identifying themselves to all readers of this thread as the vested interests that they represent. I CHALLENGE either gentleman to disprove their identity. I eagerly await the reply. Confluence PS. Why are negotiations scheduled for Saturday, the 6th day in a row, when De Beers and NGS have claimed victory? Government pressure? Come on Mr. Cumine, why are you still talking?