Hecla CEO Baker resigns
Hecla Mining (NYSE: HL) president and CEO Phillips Baker is being replaced by chairman Catherine Boggs as the largest silver miner in the United States searches for a permanent replacement. Baker,…
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China’s solar panel surge powers silver price
Silver has broken through a mental price barrier to its highest level in more than a decade, driven in part by China’s surging solar panel industry and investor demand, analysts…
Canadian mining industry rallies to support Afghanistan women scholars at risk
Some of the biggest names in Canadian mining have come together in an initiative that brought 10 women scholars from Afghanistan to pursue graduate studies in mining and geology at…
Video: Hecla says silver shortage by 2050 could stunt energy transition
Sharply rising industrial demand for silver, driven by its role in making photovoltaic panels, suggests a potential mid-century scarcity, Hecla Mining (NYSE: HL) president and CEO Phil Baker told The…
JV Video: Cascadia drills for more high-grade porphyries in BC and Yukon
Barely a year old, Cascadia Minerals (TSXV: CAM) found almost immediate success with its high-grade copper and gold results in Yukon. “To be able to hit a copper-gold porphyry on…
Video: How geopolitics is opening up downstream funding for miners
FPX Nickel (TSXV: FPX; US-OTC: FPOCF) is attuned to companies seeking geopolitical certainty in their metals as well as a high environmental social and governance score and low carbon footprint, CEO…
JV Article: MSALABS probes global expansion after Swedish mega-find
When Swedish state-owned miner LKAB discovered the world’s largest rare earth metal deposit in 2022, MSALABS was there to give its stamp of approval. But at first technicians were astounded…
Video: Hecla Mining targets productivity growth
Hecla Mining (NYSE: HL), the largest silver producer in the United States, wants to improve productivity after a fire and safety breaches last year. The company is rebounding from a mile-deep…
Precious metals snapshot: Eight companies in pursuit of gold and silver
Gold and silver have played an important economic and social role in human civilization for thousands of years. Coveted for their rarity and high value, gold and silver are also…
Hecla Mining to speed up growth by expanding into Latin America
Hecla Mining (NYSE: HL), the largest silver producer in the United States, is looking to expand into Mexico, Peru and two other countries in Latin America to speed up growth…
Hecla’s Lucky Friday silver mine resumes production
Hecla Mining (NYSE: HL) has begun to resume activities at its Lucky Friday silver mine in Idaho, after operations were halted last September to repair areas damaged by wildfires in August. …
JV Video: Dolly Varden Silver also seeks gold in BC with Hecla support
Dolly Varden Silver (TSXV:DV; US-OTC:DOLLF) is advancing the Kitsault Valley project in northwest British Columbia’s Golden Triangle, Rob Van Egmond, the company’s vice-president for exploration, says in a new video. The…