Articles Tagged "base metals"

BacTech – Bioleaching Silver from the Historic Cobalt Camp

Overview BacTech is a publicly listed Canadian company with its shares quoted on the TSX Venture Exchange (Symbol: BM). The Company owns proprietary bacterial oxidation technology that liberates precious and base metals from difficult to treat sulphide ores and concentrates. Bacterial oxidation is a safe and environmentally friendly process. It has the advantage of improving [...]

China news gives silver a boost

By Melissa Pistilli-Exclusive to Silver Investing News Silver along with other commodities rallied overnight on news of China’s $586 billion stimulus package intended to aid in boosting domestic demand. Silver price benefitted from a rising gold price spurned on by a dollar under pressure, as well as from the boost in base metals such as copper. [...]

It’s down. It’s up. It’s . . WTF?!

By Melissa Pistilli-Exclusive to Silver Investing News Did you see silver drop as low as $9.35/oz today? And the Dow briefly fall below 8,000?  Some of you may be wondering, “As the markets plunge at a devastating pace, why is the price of a safe haven commodity like silver not soaring through the roof?” I [...]

India silver seen in a range on opposing pulls

Reuters reports silver prices in India is caught between weak base metals and strong gold futures on Wednesday. The white metal is usually influenced by gold as investors see all precious metals as one asset class. But the metal also takes a cue from base metals, particularly copper, as it is partly an industrial metal used in photography and [...]

Silver slammed again

    By Melissa Pistilli – Exclusive to Silver Investing News Silver futures for December delivery tumbled as low as US$10.21 on Thursday, the lowest price for the precious metal since June 28, 2006, as the dollar climbed to its highest level in a year. Silver was not the only casualty of the dollar’s comeback; [...]

Update! A Look at Silver Companies in the News

By Melissa Pistilli – Exclusive to SilverInvestingNews.com Update! Those investors who bought silver last week under anticipation of a bust through $21/oz woke up with a slight hangover this morning. Watching silver slump from $19.31 to $18.46 and further sink to $17.90 yesterday was enough to give me a headache. But, now at $17.33/oz I’m [...]