QUERY –US Platinum still breathing, softly
I would like a little data on U.S. Platinum Inc. Around June 1995, you featured a promising writeup on U.S. Platinum. I think the company was based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Your paper said it was dril…
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Romarco revises buyback plan
Romarco Minerals (R-T) is halving the number of shares in a planned buyback program, owing to the devaluation of its holdings in Franco-Nevada Mining (FN-T) and Euro-Nevada Mining (EN-T).The…
METAL PRICES (January 04, 1999)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange-Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateDec. 29Dec. 28Dec. 25Dec. 24…
WESTERN MARKETS — Western markets end year with modest gain — Canadian juniors show little signs of life over holiday period
The Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index edged up 1.27 points, or 0.34%, to finish the holiday-shortened report period ended Dec. 24 at 378.64. The mining index remained steady, losing only 0.19 p…
EASTERN MARKETS — Royal Oak, Greenstone sink as duo grapples with debt load — Viceroy Resources hits hot holes in Argentina’s San Juan province
During the holiday-shortened Dec. 22-28 report period, the TSE 300 composite rose 1.3% to 6,465.38 points while the gold and precious minerals sub-index edged off slightly to 5,8903.94 points. The met…
Group picks up Santa Cruz
In a reverse-takeover, Santa Cruz Gold (SCG-T) has agreed to acquire all the shares of privately held Castle Exploration.The Denver-based private group will assume control of the Toronto-based junior …
TNK plans drilling
A soil-sampling program by TNK Resources (TNKR-C) has identified 28 potential drill targets on two portions of the Gope diamond prospect in Botswana.De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBRS-Q) holds rights t…
SPOT PRICES (December 28, 1998)
Tuesday December 22, 1998Price (US)Week’s ChangeGold*$288.70- $3.85Silver*$ 4.89…
Red Lake moves step closer to development
A new set of assay results from the Red Lake mine in northern Ontario has upgraded the quality of the reserve estimates for the mine’s High Grade zone and confirmed mineralization in three other areas…
Sutton hits more gold at Bulyanhulu
Sutton Resources (STT-T) has discovered more gold mineralization at its Bulyanhulu deposit, 30 miles south of Lake Victoria in Tanzania.Six widely spaced drill holes identified a mineralized zone 400 …
Black Hawk hits high grade at El Limon
Infill drilling at the El Limon gold project in northwestern Nicaragua has confirmed the continuity of high-grade mineralization in the Talavera Sur vein between sections 1150E and 11250E.Owner Black …
INSIDER TRADING — Kinross boosts stake in Greystar
Recent insider trading transactions reported by the Ontario Securities Commission in its OSC Bulletin, include the following:* Greystar Resources (GSL-T) — Kinross Gold, owner of more than 10% of the…