Lonmin buys back shares
London-listed mining house Lonmin, unable to find an attractive acquisition in the platinum business, has decided to distribute some of its large cash reserve to shareholders in a buy-back.Shareholder…
Platinum Group Metals Ltd
Long-term outlook good for platinum group metals: book
Over the next 10 years, palladium prices will decline while platinum will reclaim its price superiority.That’s among a host of predictions offered in Platinum Group Metals: World Resources, Economics …
Solitario goes solo
Now going it alone, Solitario Resources (SLR-T) plans to begin 2,000 metres of drilling at the Pedra Branca palladium-platinum project in northeastern Brazil.This past summer, Rockwell Ventures (RCW-V…
Idaho Cons. breaks pact with Crystallex
Under a mutual agreement, Crystallex International (KRY-T) will no longer be providing technical support services to Idaho Consolidated Mines (IDO-V) at the Stillwater complex in Montana.The original …
Feds slash key rate to 2%
The biggest market-driver in the U.S. during the report period ended Nov. 6 was the Federal Reserve’s slashing of its overnight lending rate by 50 basis points to 2%, its lowest level in more than 40 …
Weaker US dollar to benefit gold
Gold will remain a financial refuge in these uncertain times and the year-old bull run in gold equities has not yet reached its peak, according to an October 15th report by HSBC.The document, compiled…
Partners expand Agnew Lake property
Partners Pacific North West Capital (PFN-T) and New Millennium Metals (PGM-V) will acquire several more claims in the Agnew Lake intrusion, near Sudbury, Ont.In exchange for 6.5 sq. km, the pair must …
Canadian Royalties proves up Expo-Ungava deposit
Vancouver — The discovery of platinum-palladium mineralization associated with previously identified copper-nickel prospects has triggered renewed interest in the Ungava ultramafic belt of northern Q…
South African investment
Mining companies have committed a total R78 billion to the development, over the next three years, of capital projects across South Africa.According to the Johannesburg-based South Africa Chamber of M…
Raglan mine a strong performer for Falconbridge
As it struggles to return to profitability, Falconbridge (FL-T) is counting on a strong operating performance at its wholly owned Raglan nickel-copper mine in the Ungava region of northernmost Quebec….
PDAC to focus on hot spots
The annual convention of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada, slated for March 10-13, 2002, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, will feature a keynote session on exploration hot s…
Millennium, PGM join forces at Lac des les
A merger between New Millennium Metals (PGM-V) and Platinum Group Metals (PTG-V) is designed to consolidate the juniors’ land positions in the Lac des les region of northwestern Ontario.The deal, whi…