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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Foreign political risk hits home in 1998 — Spurned Canadian-based juniors turn to courts as numerous international deals hit snags
Although North American mining companies, as a group, have prospered in recent years by venturing to remote parts of the world, several Canadian companies were devastated in 1998 as a result of overse…
PRODUCER & DEALER PRICES (January 04, 1999)
Aluminium: LME settlements US$1,239, alloy US$1,030 per tonne (Dec. 29/98).Antimony: Representative mid-market US$1,220 per tonne (Dec. 29/98).Bismuth: Representative mid-market US$3.10 per lb. (Dec. …
Namibian Minerals posts earnings
Higher second-quarter production helped offset lower realized diamond prices for Namibian Minerals (NMR-T).The alluvial diamond producer cranked out 42,600 carats in the three months ended Nov. 30, co…
CORRECTION (January 04, 1999)
Cameco (CCO-T) owns 100% of the Key Lake and Rabbit Lake uranium operations, 84% of the McArthur River uranium project, and 49% of the Cigar Lake uranium project, all of which are in Saskatchewan.Owne…
MOST ACTIVE ISSUES, Dec. 22-28
ExchgVol(000s)HighLowCloseChangeNoranda Inc.T2469…
Exploration down in ’98 but not out — Argentina, Newfoundland among hot spots for junior companies
Similar in mood to 1997, though comparatively free of scandal, 1998 will be remembered as the year exploration companies replaced promotional antics with survival tactics. But despite the bearish mark…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, Dec. 22-28
ExchgVal($000s)HighLowCloseChangeNoranda Inc.T381…
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…
SPOT PRICES (January 04, 1999)
Tuesday December 29, 1998Price (US)Week’s ChangeGold*$286.70- $2.00Silver*$ 4.92…
LME Warehouse Levels (January 04, 1999)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at Dec.29/98 (change from Dec. 22 in brackets):MetalStocks(tonnes)Change…
TSE INDICES (January 04, 1999)
1998Dec. 22Dec. 21Dec. 18Dec. 17Dec. 16HighLowCom…