[Federal Register: March 16, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 50)] [Notices] [Page 13046] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr16mr99-107] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [File No. 500-1] Ikar Mineral Corporation; Order of Suspension of Trading March 12, 1999. It appears to the Securities and Exchange Commission that there is a lack of current and accurate information concerning the securities of Ikar Mineral Corporation (``Ikar''), a Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada based company, incorporated in the State of Delaware, which holds itself out to be in the business of acquiring, developing and mining base and precious metal properties in Tajikistan. There are questions regarding the accuracy and adequacy of publicly disseminated information concerning a purported agreement between Ikar and European American Resources, Inc. (``Epar''), another mining company, for the sale of a portion of Ikar's mineral deposit in Tajikistan for over $39 million, to be paid in cash and stock of Epar. The Commission is of the opinion that the public interest and the protection of investors require a suspension of trading in the securities of the above-listed company. Therefore, it is ordered, pursuant to section 12(K) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, that trading in the above-listed company is suspended for the period from 9:30 a.m. EST, March 12, 1999 through 11:59 p.m. EST, on March 25, 1999. By the Commission. Margaret H. McFarland, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 99-6446 Filed 3-12-99; 11:13 am] BILLING CODE 8010-01-M