Stories tagged: silver

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Wed., Jan. 10, 2018

Hecla Mining reports second-highest silver production in history

Hecla Mining company produced the second-highest volume of silver in its 126-year history in 2017, despite an ongoing strike at the Lucky Friday Mine.

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UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 13, 2017

Lucky Friday’s silver production falls by 90 percent during 3Q

Even though the union workers at the Lucky Friday Mine are on strike, the mine is still producing a limited amount of silver.

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Thu., Dec. 15, 2016

Gold can’t catch a break as prices extend slide to 10-month low

A day after the Federal Reserve signaled rates will rise next year faster than expected, the Labor Department released data showing fewer Americans filed for applications for unemployment benefits, validating …

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Fri., Nov. 18, 2016

Silver ETF investors exit as bear market looms on rate concerns; others drop gold

With traders pricing in near certainty that U.S. borrowing costs will rise next month, silver investors are heading for the exit.

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Mon., April 4, 2016

Lawsuit challenges approval of Spokane company-sponsored Montana copper, silver mine

Environmentalists are challenging U.S. Forest Service approval of a $500 million copper and silver mine in northwest Montana, citing concerns from state officials that it could drain surrounding waterways and …

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Fri., March 20, 2015

Idaho coin shop owner sentenced

People who feel they were swindled by a North Idaho coin shop that took their payments for gold and silver but failed to deliver the goods finally got their day …

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Mon., June 2, 2014

Incident at Sunshine Mine confirmed

There has been an incident at the Sunshine Mine in North Idaho.

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Wed., July 17, 2013

Galena silver mine cutting workforce by a third

The Galena Mine will cut its workforce by about a third in response to plunging silver prices and high production costs, officials said Tuesday. Layoff notices are being sent to …

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Thu., April 18, 2013

Idaho files suit against former CdA coin store

The Idaho Attorney General’s office has filed a lawsuit alleging that a former Coeur d’Alene coin store, its owner and its operator broke state consumer protection laws by failing to …

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Wed., Nov. 7, 2012

Hecla to reopen Lucky Friday

Miners will return to the Lucky Friday Mine early next year, capping a yearlong shutdown at one of the Silver Valley’s largest private employers. Hecla Mining Co. said Tuesday it …

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Mon., March 26, 2012

Tribes aiming to stop mine under Cabinets

PABLO, Mont. – Members of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes are trying to prevent an underground copper and silver mine beneath the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness in northwestern Montana by …

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Mon., Oct. 10, 2011

Sea explorers find shipwreck full of silver in Atlantic

A sea exploration company said today it has discovered a ship filled with silver 8,000 feet beneath the surface of the North Atlantic Ocean.

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Sat., Aug. 27, 2011

Sunshine’s new board inspects mine

BIG CREEK, Idaho – Sunshine Silver Mines Corp.’s new board of directors paid an inaugural visit to their namesake property this week to assess the state of the once-prolific silver …

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Tue., Feb. 2, 2010

Judge delays Sterling Mining auction

A federal bankruptcy judge has given Sterling Mining Co. another four months before the company, which controls the lease of the historic Sunshine Mine near Kellogg, is auctioned off.

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Thu., Nov. 5, 2009

CdA Mines reports record revenue despite deeper losses

Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp. Thursday reported record quarterly revenue from its highest silver production ever, and a tripling of gold production during the third quarter. But net income tumbled.

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Tue., Nov. 3, 2009

With profits up, Hecla ponders mine expansion

Hecla Mining Co., which Tuesday announced what one analyst called “stellar results,” could decide next spring whether to proceed with a $150 million to $200 million expansion of its Lucky …

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