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Gold/Mining/Energy : Winspear Resources - Eric Charters Only! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: E. Charters who wrote (45)	10/27/1998 1:24:00 PM
From: Taz	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 99

EC: Now your starting to talk. I am enjoying your last few posts on this thread despite your almost bitter cynicism (somewhat justified). What your sayin' needs to be said alright and your extrapolations are no more absurd then the pro side. The science is not exact but it is good and is developing. Because of the proprietary nature of most of the key info for so many years it is a steep learning curve especially when you add to that new technologies and techniques. Of course this makes the methodology rife for abuse and ignorant interpretation. But the same could be said for any scientific method that has developed. Only a few very intelligent and skilled persons will be able to understand it all, and then there are those who control those who understand. DOW Chemical is a classical example among thousands. In the meantime we all struggle along hoping that we get some good (dumb)luck to combine with our rudimentary understanding and application of methodology. That's what still makes it attractive for the small guys (prospectors and the like), especially when the randomness of the occurrences are factored in. There's millions of square miles of Archons out there and miles of great tectonic structure and setting. Your comment on trains is good. The mystery deepens and the challenges are even greater where there is no intact till to preserve the trains to follow back, such as the Drybones area. Your comment re following the fissure both ways to find the pipe is valid and common sense that many of us have figured out and I think the WSP crew has too, however it does not preclude the existence of a blind pipe as the source of the diatreme either, so both must be investigated. Property acquisitions give some credence to the former being the priority. However delineation of the dip extension is juicy as well. So what's your evidence that the Ranch at Yamba was salted? I know what I heard and read, and salting was never suggested, maybe I was in a different valley. Just curious is all, I'll raise it at the coffee shop and see what spouts up (again). I know a few people that can speak to the security of the Kennicott plant in Yellowknife, but they probably won't post it here. Intriguing though. It makes me want to hear those comments. By the way what's your definition of brand new? Enjoyed your post #31. Regards from your YK trip mates to SA. Gotta escape, snows comin' to cover up them sparklies. L8er Regards, TAZ

To: E. Charters who wrote (45)	10/28/1998 10:23:00 AM
From: Patrick Laflamm	Respond to of 99

Eric, You advise prudence and caution?! Hummm… You have certainly toned down, you were talking about a « sure » salt job not too long ago… what happened? « The operative question is who does their assays and is there a chance to check the work. » I have to disagree, Eric. A SNC-Lavalin subsidiary was in charge of testing the Bre-X samples and look what happened. They couldn't even detect that the gold in the samples was alluvial for God sake! The best way to find out if there is foul play is to follow the money. Walsh & Co unloaded a large part of their position in 1996… That's what I call a red flag. You and I will never know about the legitimacy of the sampling or the testing, we'll never know exactly who has been in contact with the core, if the bags were sealed properly, etc… It might be a very simplistic strategy but I advise shareholders to follow the money… Look if there is any insider benefiting big time from share price appreciation… Regards, Pahww

To: E. Charters who wrote (45)	10/28/1998 7:10:00 PM
From: Jim P	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 99

Hello. EC, I heard one of the reasons for all the buying today was that Rothwell of BHP mentioned Winspear at a conference in Europe. did you hear anything alone these lines. As for the release due out tomorrow...correct me if I'm wrong...but no surprises are anticipated....its basically (as per previous release) the results of bulk sampling from before the summer This therefore suggests to me that we will not be receiving any information indicating an increase tonnage. Jim