Stillwater boosts profits
Montana-based platinum producer Stillwater Mining (SWC-N) earned US$65.8 million in 2001 despite incuring an US$11-million restructuring charge in the fourth quarter.The US$1.68-per-share profit compa…
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US markets up over the holidays
Markets in the U.S. enjoyed a modest boost over the Dec. 21-Jan. 1 report period, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 36.32 points to surpass the 10,000-mark and the Standard and Poor’s 500 a…
Stillwater revises facility
Vancouver — Armed with a revised operating plan, North America’s largest producer of platinum and palladium has renegotiated its US$250-million credit facility.Stillwater Mining (SWC-N), which has al…
Normandy takeover heats up
The quest for Australian gold producer Normandy Mining turned a corner over the Dec. 5-11 report period as Newmont Mining increased its cash component to twice that offered by rival suitor AngloGold…
Canaccord revises PGM forecast downward
In a November research report, Canaccord’s London-based gold analyst, Roger Chaplin, lowers his price projections for platinum group metals (PGMs) and their producers.Building on PGM supply-and-demand…
Newmont still volume leader
The New York Stock Exchange finished in positive territory over the report period Nov. 14-20, adding 150.43 points to close at 9,901.38.Like last week, the big newsmaker was Newmont Mining, which was …
Newmont bid stirs market
Newmont Mining shocked the gold mining world on Nov. 14 by launching a simultaneous, all-share takeover bid for Canada’s Franco-Nevada Mining and Australia’s Normandy Mining. The deal would create the…
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 …
Stillwater posts profit despite price slump
Platinum producer Stillwater Mining (SWC-N) earned US$10.3 million (or 26 per share) in the recent third quarter, compared with US$13.9 million (36 per share) in the corresponding period of 2000.Rev…
US markets continue to slide
Denver — The Dow Jones industrial average sank another 243.43 points, or 2.7%, to 8,659.64 during the report period ended Sept. 25 — its lowest level in four years. The Nasdaq settled at 1501.64.The…
Dow plunges in wake of tragedy
Denver — Nearly a week after the terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington D.C., trading resumed in a strongly negative fashion. The Dow Jones industrial average plunged 702.11 points, or 7.3…