Kerimov sells out of Polymetal, Russia’s major silver miner

Monday , 16 Jun 2008
Russian largest silver and third largest gold miner, Polymetal, goes back to Nesis family.

Coeur says Palmarejo silver-gold project will have significant companywide impact

Wednesday , 11 Jun 2008
A feasibility study of the Palmarejo underground and open pit silver and gold project shows the Mexican operation will have a significant impact on Coeur Mines’ companywide reserves, cash flow and production.

Record profits for Canadian silver miner with ops in China

Tuesday , 10 Jun 2008
Silvercorp Metals officials said Monday that the Vancouver-based miner is building a solid base in China’s Ying Mining Camp to significantly increase resources and resource production.

Hochschild buys rest of San Felipe silver and base metals project

Thursday , 05 Jun 2008
Silver miner Hochschild has bought the remaining 30 percent stake in its San Felipe project in Mexico, which it says has the best potential of any project since the company listed.

How does Apex Silver spell liquidity relief? S-U-M-I-T-O-M-O

Tuesday , 03 Jun 2008
With the $70m Sumitomo deferred payment deal for San Cristobal’s silver and zinc output, Apex Silver gives investors what they want -- more liquidity.

High flying U.S. Silver Eagle Bullion coin sales grounded by U.S. Mint

Friday , 30 May 2008
Silver’s growing popularity as an investment vehicle has stymied the U.S. Mint, which stopped taking orders for its American Eagle Silver Bullion coin, and rationed sales for the remainder of this year.

As gold dims, RioZim diversifies into coal and nickel

Thursday , 29 May 2008
The difficulties at the company’s flagship gold mine, Renco, are leading Zimbabwe’s leading domestic mining company, RioZim, to re-assess and regenerate its nickel and coal holdings.

Coeur's big San Bartolome silver mine inaugurated

Wednesday , 28 May 2008
Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp. of the US is inaugurating its San Bartolome mine in Bolivia today which it claims will be the world’s biggest pure silver mining operation.

RioZim's Renco gold mine resumes production

Tuesday , 27 May 2008
It appears that threats to expropriate gold mines which have ceased production because of difficulties in receiving payment for their product from the Central Bank have pushed RioZim to re-open its Renco gold mine – but at a reduced production rate.

Barclays forecasts tarnished outlook for silver, base metals less volatile

Monday , 19 May 2008
Barclays analysts say it is too early to determine the potential impacts of the massive Chinese earthquake on base metals supplies, suggesting that power shortages and logistical difficulties present a greater risk, but are wary on silver outlook.

Silver Standard expresses confidence in Argentinean export tax talk outcome

Friday , 16 May 2008
As Silver Standard anticipates the start-up of its first major mine late this year in Argentina, the company is confident of its liquidity and negotiations concerning mining export taxes.

CFTC still finds no evidence of silver futures market manipulations

Friday , 16 May 2008
Despite silver bugs, who insist the price of silver has been artificially depressed, the second study by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in four years finds no evidence supporting the allegations.

Pan American Silver's "best quarter in the company's history"

Thursday , 15 May 2008
As Pan American Silver shattered most corporate records during the first quarter, CEO Geoff Burns predicted that the company should continue to be breaking records for the rest of the year.

Apex Silver assures analysts Bolivia will not nationalize San Cristobal

Wednesday , 14 May 2008
Apex Silver CEO has updated analysts on the Bolivian tax and political situation which could impact earnings potential, while the company insisted that there was no likelihood of operations being nationalized by the Morales government.

Outlook for gold and silver slightly weaker but platinum favoured

Tuesday , 13 May 2008
The London-based commodities research arm of French Bank Natixis reckons that the outlook for gold and silver, although generally positive, is muted in the near term while platinum and palladium should perform a little better.

S&P urges Mexico’s Peñoles to expand beyond Latin America

Tuesday , 13 May 2008
As Peñoles floated Fresnillo on the LSE, S&P gave Peñoles, the world’s largest producer of refined silver, a stable outlook, but urged the mega miner to step up its diversification efforts.

Port delays, smelting costs, Venezuela take a bite out of Hecla profits

Tuesday , 13 May 2008
Despite a number of adverse factors, Hecla's first quarter figures remain strong in the light of high precious metals prices, but perhaps below analysts' estimates.

World’s largest silver producer raises $1.77 billion in London IPO

Friday , 09 May 2008
Penoles offshoot, Fresnillo, the world’s largest producer of silver has raised $1.77 billion in its London IPO, but stock fell back in line with recent weakness in the silver price in initial trading.

Silver: still dependent on gold for upside, but fundamentals stronger

Wednesday , 07 May 2008
GFMS asserts that “a great deal will be required from investment demand this year” as the key element in the silver price over the past year has been a pronounced shift in investor behaviour.

World Silver Survey authors say silver outlook is still positive

Wednesday , 07 May 2008
As the Silver Institute and GFMS released their annual World Silver Survey today, no big corrections in silver prices are anticipated this year, as investment money is expected to continue to flow into silver ETFs.