First Majestic Silver Corp

Operations at McEwen Mining’s El Gallo gold-silver mine in Sinaloa, Mexico. Credit: McEwen Mining.

Mining in Mexico to restart

Mining in Mexico, the world’s largest silver producing country, is set to fully resume next week as authorities implement a gradual nationwide return to a “new normal,” which will see…





Underground mining at Hecla's Lucky Friday operation in Idaho. Credit: Hecla Mining.

Top-10 silver companies by market cap

The Northern Miner presents the top-10, silver-focused companies by market capitalization. 1. Fresnillo Market cap: $8 billion With 61.8 million oz. silver production in 2018, Mexico City-headquartered Fresnillo (LSE: FRES)…






SilverCrest CEO (kneeling centre) and his Las Chispas team in Mexico. Credit: SilverCrest Metals.

SilverCrest finds high grade

VANCOUVER — SilverCrest Metals (TSXV: SIL; US-OTC SVCMF) is making rapid progress exploring its flagship Las Chispas silver-gold project, 180 km northeast of Hermosillo, Mexico. The company has drilled more than…


US stocks slip, Oct. 10-14

U.S. equities ended in the red overall, as investors focused on third-quarter earnings. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.6% to 18,138.38, while the S&P 500 Index lost nearly 1%…


Cyprium Mining

Cyprium starts trial mining at Potosi

Cyprium Mining (TSXV: CUG) has begun small-scale mining at the past-producing underground Potosi silver-lead-zinc mine in northern Mexico, with plans to increase throughput. Potosi is in Chihuahua’s historic Santa Eulalia…


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