Low palladium prices hamper Stillwater
Lower palladium prices have forced Stillwater Mining (SWC-N) to record a loss of US$1.6 million for the three months ended Sept. 30.The US2-per-share slump came on revenue of US$58.2 million and comp…
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El Peon lifts Meridian
Earnings season kicked off with Meridian Gold reporting a third-quarter net profit of US$7.9 million (or US8 per share), powered by a continued stellar performance by the El Peon high-grade undergro…
Metals Commentary: The outlook for precious metals
Since the mid-summer, gold prices have surged back towards the 7-year highs of US$389 per oz., set in February of this year. Indeed, the afternoon fix on Sept 9. actually surpassed the February high (…
People (September 22, 2003)
Alcoa — Klaus Kleinfeld appointed director.Corriente — Anthony Holler appointed to board; Catherine Mcleod-Seltzer resigned as director.European Goldfields — Gordon Toll appointed dire…
Norilsk buys more Stillwater
Russia’s Norilsk Nickel gave the final results of its US$32.6-million offer to buy up to 4.35 million shares (5%) of its 51%-owned subsidiary Stillwater Mining for $7.50 apiece, in cash. When the offe…
Freeport reduces debt
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold was the biggest newsmaker south of the border during the report period ended Aug. 26, as it announced it had converted US$311 million worth of notes into 21.8 million sh…
Norilsk seeks larger Stillwater holding
Russian nickel giant Norilsk Nickel (NILSY-O) has announced an offer for another 4.3 million shares of palladium-platinum producer Stillwater Mining (SWC-N).The bid, which expires Aug. 19, allows mino…
People (August 04, 2003)
Barker Minerals — Sean McKinley appointed exploration manager.Diamondex — Christopher Mitchell appointed CFO.First Point Minerals — Christopher Mitchell appointed CFO and secretary.
People (July 28, 2003)
Alberta Star — Allan Feldman appointed head of investor relations.Aldridge — Brian Mountford resigned as president and director; Morris Beattie appointed president.Claude Res. — Robert…
Rio Tinto, BP unload Kaltim
The biggest deal of the period was the proposed sale by Rio Tinto and BP of their 50-50 Indonesian joint venture, PT Kaltim Prima Coal, to Jakarta-listed Bumi Resources for US$500 million in cash and …
People (July 14, 2003)
Beartooth — Craig Smith appointed CFO.Brigadier Gold — Roger Dufresne and Robert MacGregor appointed to board of directors.Coeur d’Alene – James Arnold appointed VP of technical service…
US markets have tough week
If the U.S. equity markets were indeed beginning a bullish phase, then the trading period June 18-24 was another slide down the wall of worry. The Dow Jones industrial average gave back 213.17 points,…