Tony,
Thanks for the information. I have been doing more research into BC Silver's
relationship with the Premier. It seems like Asarco (the owners of the
Premier) tried to treat Selukwe like an unruly stepchild. Premier's offer of
$1.3 million was way below the $7 million Selukwe wanted. They knew they had
that all important real estate phrase of; location, location, location. As their
property directly adjoined the Cascade group of claims (the most profitable area
of the Premier). BC Silver never seemed to have the capital to really go into
production. The BC Silver , Sebakwe and and the Premier Mines eventually
merged in the mid thirties to form the Silbak Premier. They mined an additional
4.15 million ounces of silver and 274 thousand oz. gold, while paying about
2.4 million USD in dividends (on top of the 14 million the Premier had
paid out before).
Sorry you had to type all that. Thanks again!

Chris Gardner