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Wallace, Idaho – In a Silver Summit version of “Shootout at the OK Corral,” CPM Group's Jeffrey Christian and Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee's Bill Murphy will square off mano-a-mano 1:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21 on whether or not precious metals prices are rigged. Business News Network anchor Andrew Bell will moderate.

Murphy and Christian hold diametrically opposed views on the matter. Murphy and the Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee (GATA) assert that certain banks and large trading houses deliberately manipulate gold and silver prices to the downside, while CPM's Christian holds that precious metals prices are reflective of free-market realities.

“We have seen Jeff and Bill trade barbs across forums and over the internet, but they've never faced each other one-on-one in a moderated debate,” said Silver Summit Director Shauna Hillman. “This will be an exciting, standing-room-only event for folks attending Silver Summit 2011.”

Silver Summit 2011 is slated for Oct. 20 and 21 at the Davenport Hotel in Spokane, Wash. A presentation of Cambridge House International, the Silver Summit is regarded as the world's premiere silver conference, attended by people from throughout Europe, Asia, Australia, and North, Central and South America. Some 70 silver exploration and mining companies will be represented. Panelists will include: Eric Sprott, Sprott Asset Management; Peter Spina, SilverSeek.com; David Morgan, the Morgan Report; Jeff Berwick, the Dollar Vigilante; Louis James, Casey Research; Roger Wiegand, Trader Tracks; Al Korelin, Korelin Economics Report; James West, the Midas Report; Bix Weir, the Road to Roota; John Kaiser, the Bottom Fish Report; Dr. Michael Berry, Morning Notes, and; Greg McCoach, the Mining Speculator.

Wall Street legend and award-winning winemaker Gordon Holmes will address the invitation-only Silver Baron's Banquet Thursday evening at the Davenport.

This year's Silver Summit will again feature optional underground tours of the Lucky Friday, Galena, and New Jersey mines, and a visit to the Sunshine Silver Refinery on Wednesday Oct. 19.

Registration details and a full Silver Summit agenda may be had by visiting Cambridge House International's website. For assistance with registration or to enquire about a mine visit, please contact Shauna Hillman at the Silver Summit U.S. office in Wallace, Idaho at 208.556.1621.