Fortuna Silver Mines (NYSE: FSM) and Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and
The property is also located 30 kilometres northwest of New Nadina's Silver Queen property, whose mineralization falls within a string of deposits and past producing mines including Goldcorp's Equity Silver mine which produced over 77 million ounces of silver, 500,000 ounces of gold, and over 80,000kg
Historical production for the Harz District totals 37.8 million tonnes grading 5.1% lead, 3.9% zinc, and about 140 g/t silver (Preussag AG records) of which about half came from the Grund Mine. The Company is presenting this historical data for reference only and is not implying that similar material is still
Each year, I like to list my top overall silver stocks picks for the upcoming year. As always, the goal is to outperform both the physical price of silver (SLV) as well as silver miners as a whole, using the Global X Silver Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:SIL) as a benchmark index. Similar to gold stocks, I target silver
Hunt Mining Corp's Martha Mine, located in Argentina's Santa Cruz province, is historically recognized as the richest silver mine in the world with production of ore grading greater than 5,000 grams of silver per ton. During the first three quarters of 2017, the Martha mill began processing remnant material
Fortuna Silver Mines (NYSE: FSM) and Seabridge Gold (NYSE:SA) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations
If you are looking to invest in Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd's (TSXV:SCZ), or currently own the stock, then you need to understand its beta in order to understand how it can affect the risk of your portfolio. Generally, an investor should consider two types of risk that impact the market value of SCZ. The first risk
SSR Mining has three producing mines, two in development, and five being explored for their potential. It ended mining operations at its San Miguel silver mine not long ago, which is having the effect of lowering 2017 production volumes and altering product mix (now heavily slanted to gold) compared to
Fortuna Silver Mines logo Press coverage about Fortuna Silver Mines (NYSE:FSM) (TSE:FVI) has been trending somewhat positive on Saturday, Accern reports. Accern identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing more than 20 million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of
One of 12 sandstone sculptures in the Living Desert Reserve, Broken Hill, NSW, Australia. Image by Craig Gibson via Flickr Creative Commons license. The town of Broken Hill, New South Wales, will have something to shout about in the new year. The state government has given the green light to Perilya,
Cache Peak, at 10,339 feet, the highest mountain in Idaho south of the Snake River, is seen from the Oakley Basin in this undated Clarence E. Bisbee photo. Mount Independence, at 9,951 feet, is seen just to the left of Cache Peak. The Vipont Silver Mine was near the headwaters of Birch Creek in the
In this article, we'll look at the performance of silver mining companies First Majestic Silver (AG), Silver Wheaton Precious Metals (SLW), Coeur Mining (CDE), and Hecla Mining (HL). Among these four silver miners, Coeur Mining and Hecla Mining have seen a loss in their prices on a year-to-date (or YTD)
We anticipate the silver price recovering to US$20 or higher in 2018 - a stronger performance in percentage terms than we see for gold. Most of the world's top silver producers mine the metal as a byproduct of base metals or gold. There are relatively few primary silver producers with U.S. stock market
Investors in Coeur Mining (NYSE: CDE) wanted to see the value of their investments in the gold and silver miner grow with rising precious metal prices in 2017, but that was not to be. Coeur is capping the year with double-digit percentage losses -- roughly 18% as of this writing -- even as shares of peer Pan
Santa Fe Gold Corporation (OTC:SFEG), a U.S. based mining and exploration enterprise with emphasis on Gold, Silver, Copper, Precious, Industrial and Base metals and owner of multiple claims, including the Malone Mines complex incorporating 20 associated mine sites, the Playas Lake Bed area of
At least 2,500 area children have chronic poisoning problems from an open-pit zinc and silver mine that's been expanding for almost half a century. Every day the general population is exposed to much higher levels of lead and arsenic than World Health Organization recommends. Both lead and arsenic
Edwin Alexander Reynoso was shot multiple times along with his daughter, Topacio Reynoso, age 16. They had both been outspoken in opposition to the Escobal silver mine in nearby San Rafael las Flores. Edwin Alexander Reynoso was shot multiple times along with his daughter, Topacio Reynoso, age
The transition from construction to commissioning is underway, with the first gold pour at the Moss Mine scheduled for Q1, 2018. Our recent non-dilutive US$11M working capital financing provides a clear path to commercial production and positive cash flow (see December 21, 2017 news release). We are
MONTR??AL, QU??BEC-(Marketwired - Dec. 20, 2017) - Maya Gold & Silver ("Maya" or the "Corporation") (TSX VENTURE:MYA) reports a production of 42,264 ounces (1,119Kg) of silver during the month of November 2017 at its Zgounder silver mine in Morocco. The integration of the flotation cells to the
Northern Vertex Mining Corp. is an exploration and mining company focused on the reactivation of its 100% owned Moss Mine Gold/Silver Project located in NW Arizona, USA. The Company's management comprises an experienced management team with a strong background in all aspects of acquisition,