Silver Stocks In Focus (SLW, HL, CDE)

Silver Wheaton Corp. (USA) (NYSE:SLW) added 0.48% to $35.32.  The stock has a 52-week range of $13.04-$37.20.

Silver Wheaton Corp. is a mining company, which generates its revenue primarily from the sale of silver. As of December 31, 2009, the Company had entered into 13 long-term silver purchase agreements and two long-term precious metal purchase agreements.

Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL) gained 1.36% to $8.92. Hecla Mining Company is engaged in discovering, acquiring, developing, producing, and marketing silver, gold, lead and zinc. The Company produces lead, zinc and bulk concentrates, which it sells to custom smelters, and unrefined gold bullion bars (dore), which may be sold as dore or further refined before sale to precious metals traders.

At current market price, the market capitalization of the company stands at $2.29 billion.

Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation (NYSE:CDE) is trading 0.90% lower at $23.14. Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation is a silver producer with gold assets located in North America. The Company, through its subsidiaries, is engaged in the operation, ownership, development and exploration of silver and gold mining properties and companies located primarily within South America (Chile, Argentina and Bolivia), Mexico (Chihuahua), United States (Nevada and Alaska) and Australia (New South Wales).

The 52-week range of the stock is $13.41-$26.30 and jumped more than 34% over the past three months of trading sessions.