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Americas Gold and Silver Corporation is a leading Canadian-based precious metals producer with a strong operating platform in the Americas.

As the largest global producer of silver, the industry has great expertise to share. In 2018, Mexico produced 3,690 tons of silver, with Zacatecas, Durango and Chihuahua as its top three producers.

Silver is unique in that it trades both as a precious and industrial metal. In 2019, both of these aspects were buoyed by several factors. Mexico remained the No. 1 world producer

Among all the chain’s links, human capital is the most important, and protecting it is key.

Industry leaders, from operators to international inter-governmental institutions, share their perspective on how the Mining Trust Fund can be better managed by both the industry and the government.

When it comes to the trendiest base metals, lithium is king.

Americas Silver Corporation is a leading junior silver producer with a strong operating platform in the Americas.

Lithium was first discovered as a chemical element in 1817 and has since been put to various uses. Infamously, it was used to treat so-called urate imbalances, which were thought to lead to conditions such as mania and depression.

After a brief shining moment in 2011 when silver reached almost US$50/oz, prices have been largely flat, hovering around the US$16-17 mark since 2014 and struggling to break through the US$20/oz ceiling.