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HECLA MINING COMPANY $5.52 (New York symbol HL; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (208-769-4100; www.hecla-mining.com; Shares outstanding: 395.3 million; Market cap: $2.3 billion; Dividend yield: 0.2%) explores for, mines and processes silver and gold in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.


In the quarter ended December 31, 2016, the company’s gold output rose 4.6%, to 63,150 ounces from 60,350....
A: HudBay Minerals Inc., $8.99, symbol HBM on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 237.3 million; Market cap: $2.1 billion; www.hudbayminerals.com), produces base and precious metals including copper, zinc, gold and silver.


The company first sold shares to the public at $2.25 each and began trading on Toronto in December 2004....
Northern Dynasty Minerals aims to mine one of Alaska’s largest copper/gold deposits but faces environmental opposition and a $1.5 billion funding challenge.
In 2011, gold shot up to a high of $1,950 U.S. an ounce, and silver reached a peak of $48.58.


Gold prices then fell steadily, dropping to $1,050 an ounce in December 2015 for the first time since early 2010. That month, silver also declined to a five-year low of $13.65 an ounce.


Gold now trades at $1,238 and silver at $18.28....
A: Northern Dynasty Minerals, $2.06, symbol NDM on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 264.6 million; Market cap: $608.4 million; www.northerndynastyminerals.com), aims to build a mine at its Pebble project in Alaska.


The Pebble deposit contains an estimated 81.5 billion pounds of copper, 5.6 billion pounds of molybdenum and 107 million ounces of gold....
A: The BMO Low Volatility Canadian Equity ETF, $29.04, symbol ZLB on Toronto (Units outstanding: 47.2 million; Market cap: $1.4 billion; www.etfs.bmo.com), provides exposure to a low beta-weighted portfolio of Canadian stocks.


The ETF selects the 40 or so lowest beta stocks from the 100 largest and most-liquid securities in Canada....
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YAMANA GOLD $4.18 (Toronto symbol YRI; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (416-815-0220; www.yamana.com; Shares outstanding: 1.0 billion; Market cap: $4.3 billion; Dividend yield: 0.6%) owns and operates six gold mines in Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile and Argentina....
HECLA MINING COMPANY $5.88 (New York symbol HL; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (208-769-4100; www. hecla-mining.com; Shares outstanding: 395.3 million; Market cap: $2.4 billion; Dividend yield: 0.2%) explores for, mines and processes silver and gold in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.


Most of the company’s silver output comes from three sites: the Greens Creek mine in Alaska; the Lucky Friday project in Idaho; and the San Sebastian mine in Mexico....
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