Stillwater Mining Company

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U.S. equity markets were lower over the report period Jan. 18-25, mainly forced lower by poor earnings news. The S&P-500 index was down 2.3% of value, at 1,168.41 points.

The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) says Stillwater Mining‘s (SWC-N) namesake mine is the “most improved” in the Rocky Mountain District.

U.S. stock markets were little-changed over the report period Dec. 1-7, but the mining stocks fell sharply. The S&P 500 index, representative of the broad market, was up 3.25 points to 1,177.07, but the XAU gold and silver index fell about 6% in t…

Traders closed out the period ending Nov. 2 with some anxiety as Americans went to the polls to elect a new president following a closely contested race. Goosed by a near 10% drop in crude oil prices, the Dow Jones Industrial Index shot up 147.33…

There wasn’t much motion in U.S. equity markets over the report period July 28-Aug. 3 as the major indices posted only fractional gains. But the resource sector was way ahead of the broader market, with most mining equities higher.

U.S. stock markets edged lower in the reporting period July 21-27, and for the most part mining equities — in both precious and base metals — edged along with them. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was off 0.6%, falling 63.93 points to 10,085.14…

Over the period ended July 13, Brazil’s CVRD announced its first-ever direct investment in China in the form of a joint venture to produce coke fuel with China’s Yankuang Group and Japan’s Itochu Corp.

Both gold and base metal majors posted strong gains on U.S. equity markets in the report period May 19-25, even as the broader market moved sideways.

Platinum has already surged this year, reaching levels not seen since 1980. Indeed, platinum has been the only real challenger to nickel for the title of “star metal,” which is fitting given it’s the …