Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Rand Refinery (Pty) Limited is the world's largest integrated single-site precious metals refining and smelting complex. It was established in 1920 to refine gold within South Africa , which had previously been refined in London .
Garfield Refining is a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania based refinery specializing in the purchase of precious metal, including gold, silver, platinum and palladium. The company was founded in 1892 and was originally called Eastern Smelting. [1] In 1928, it was purchased by the Garfield family.
Metal: Silver (1977); Nevada's nickname is the Silver State: Sandstone (1987) Precious Gemstone: Virgin Valley black fire opal (1987) Semiprecious Gemstone: Nevada turquoise (1987) New Hampshire [48] Beryl (1985) Granite (1985); New Hampshire's nickname is the Granite State: Smoky quartz (1985) New Jersey [49] Franklinite [50] New Mexico [51 ...
Coeur acquired the property in 1983 and restarted mining operations as a surface mine in 1986. Except for a three-year shut down from 2007 to 2010 due to low reserves and metal prices, the mine has operated continuously since re-opening. [9] The Rochester Mine produces ore from a conventional open pit operation, and from surface stockpiles of ...
According to the company's 2018 annual report, the Vancouver-headquartered Teck Resources is a "diversified resource company" that focuses on "steelmaking coal, copper, zinc and energy", [1]: 1 with ownership or interests in thirteen "operating mines, a large metallurgical complex, and several major development projects in the Americas."
Umicore is the world's largest recycler of precious metals. [27] Most of the materials (around two-thirds in terms of refining charges) [28] put through the refining process are by-products from the production of non-ferrous metals, such as dross, matte, and speiss from the zinc smelting industry and anode sludge built up during electrolysis. [29]
In the 1980s, the company was named Royal Resources, Inc., and was an oil-exploration company. [3] In 1986, H. Stanley Dempsey, a board member of the public company, transformed the company into a gold mining company and renamed the company Royal Gold, Inc. [3] Dempsey served as Royal Gold's chief executive officer through 2006, as its executive chairman through 2008, and its non-executive ...
Silvercorp Metals Inc. (Silvercorp) is a Canadian-based, China-focused precious metals company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, and development of silver-containing properties. It is China's largest primary silver producer. The company is publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange in Canada and the NYSE in the U.S.