Company Notes

March 2005 by Staff

Governor Tells Industry He Will Consider Tax Cuts

March 1999
Gov. Bill Owens announced to members of the mining industry that he would consider a proposal that provides significant tax reductions for mining companies.

Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices

March 2005

Melman on Gold & Silver

December 2005
People who want to believe that the sky is falling or the end of the (economic) world is at hand sure had ammunition thrown at them by the bucketfuls in the past month.

Montana Approves Stillwater Expansion Bonds

August 2000
The Montana Board of Investments unanimously approved a motion to issue up to $35 million in bonds to help Stillwater Mining Corp. expand its platinum and palladium mine.

Agnico-Eagle to Open Gold Mine in Finland

July 2006
Agnico-Eagle Mines will open Europe’s largest gold mine in northern Finland in 2008, the Canadian company and local officials said.

Nevada Gold Production Up Despite Lower Prices

May 2001
Despite lower prices, Nevada gold production increased slightly last year and the state continues to produce about three-fourths of the nation’s gold.

Picks & Pans: Red Beryl Mining—Beaver County, Utah

May 2003
The Ruby Violet Mine is a rare red beryl locality that produces the only gem quality material of this type in the world. The mine is located in a topaz rhyolite within a rhyolite flow in the Wah Wah Mountains in Beaver, County, Utah.

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