Hecla Mining Co. (NYSE: HL) has lost 1.58% or $.16 to settle at $9.09 a share with an increased volume of 12,753,000 shares. Stock has been trading between $4.52 and $11.56 in the past 52 weeks with an average volume of 12.9 million shares and a market cap of $2.56 billion.
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. The Company is organized into two segments: the Greens Creek and Lucky Friday units. Its wholly-owned subsidiary is Hecla Alaska LLC.
Coeur d Alene Mines Corp (NYSE: CDE) has been relatively stable losing only 0.42% or $.11 to settle at $25.83 a share with an increased volume of 1.5 million shares traded. Company has been trading between the $13.50 up to $28.20 in the past 52-week range with an average volume of 2.3 million shares.
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).
Tahoe Resources Inc. (PINK: THOEF) has been making quiet moves with a relatively light volume of 9800 shares. The stock rose today 3.4% or $.53 to settle at $16.21 a share. In the past 52 weeks the stock has been ranging between $8.75 and $16.55 a share. Recently the company announced that the environmental agency responsible for permitting mining activities in Guatemala has reviewed and approved the environmental impact assessment for the Escobar project underground exploration program.
Tahoe Resources is a metal mining company that is based in Guatemala with mining activities permitted for the Escobar project.
Silvercorp Metals, Inc. (NYSE: SVM) has been relatively unchanged, losing only 0.2% or two cents to settle at $12.26 a share with an increased volume of 1,524,800 shares. The stock has been ranging between $5.86 and $13.60 for the past 52 weeks with a daily volatility range of $11.95 to $12.37. Company has a one-year target estimate of $15.25 and pays a small dividend of 0.7%.
Silvercorp Metals Inc. is a silver producing company. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010 (fiscal 2010), Silvercorp mined 406,754 tons of ore. In fiscal 2010, the Company produced and sold 4.6 million ounces of silver, 62.4 million pounds of lead and 14.7 million pounds of zinc.
Kirkland Lake Gold Inc. (PINK: KGILF) has gained 3.37% or $.51 to settle at $15.85 a share with a light volume of 6,100. The stock has been ranging between $15.53 and $15.96 today, but has a 52-week range of $6.80 up to $17.50 with an average volume of 6,564 shares.
Kirkland Lake Gold Inc. is an operating gold mining company located in Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada, which owns the Macassa Mine and Mill and four contiguous formerly producing gold mining properties. The Company's property holdings of 13,110 acres include all five of its mines in the Kirkland Lake camp that produced 24 million ounces of gold.
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