Silver

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projects tracked
6
active
3
producing plants
6

Silver projects

chemXplore tracks 6 projects producing silver, of which 3 are active.

  1. 1 project Announced / Concept
  2. 1 project FEED / Pre-FID
  3. none FID / Sanctioned
  4. 1 project Under Construction
  5. none Commissioning & Start-up

Of the active ones, 2 new construction and 1 expansion.

What moved recently

  • September 2026 BHP Carrapateena Underground Expansion · FEED / Pre-FID · Australia
  • 12 August 2026 Boliden Laver Copper-Gold Mine Development · Announced / Concept · Sweden
  • 30 March 2026 Aldridge Mineral Yenipazar Polymetallic Concentrator · Under Construction

Latest news on silver

2 October 2026
Indaver and Sleco open Doel site for Voka Open Business Day

Public tours show energy-from-waste operations, lamp recycling, bottom-ash recovery and a landfill viewpoint across themed routes with music and family activities.

7 September 2026
BHP awards Worley EPCM and study contracts for Copper South Australia

Contracts cover study and EPCM work for potential Olympic Dam block cave and Carrapateena underground expansion; both projects are subject to BHP final investment decisions.

27 August 2026
Boliden to acquire controlling stake in Nexa Resources from Votorantim

Deal uses a 0.25 share exchange valuing Nexa at ~USD 2.03bn equity (USD 3.67bn EV); closing targeted Q1 2027 with a VTO for remaining shares and USD 2.0bn bridge financing.

25 August 2026
Metso to supply ~EUR 25m processing package for Yenipazar polymetallic project

Key concentrator package for a greenfield polymetallic mine in Yozgat province covering comminution, flotation, dewatering and online analytics.

12 August 2026
Boliden: Laver concession upheld after appeals rejected

Government rejected appeals, keeping the Laver concession intact; the deposit could double Sweden’s copper output and boost Europe’s copper self-sufficiency by about 10%.

31 July 2026
Umicore H1 2026 results

Adj. EBITDA +33% to €577m and margin 30.2%; revenues €1.9bn; Free Operating Cash Flow €295m; guidance upgraded to slightly above €1bn adj. EBITDA for FY2026.

16 June 2026
MAIRE/NEXTCHEM buys 70% of ETEK (owner of SISEMTEK) to add metals recovery capabilities

Majority buy adds pyrometallurgical, hydrometallurgical and electrowinning tech to recover precious and critical metals from e‑waste, batteries, PV panels and mining tailings.

26 May 2026
Evonik partners with University of Guanajuato on sustainable, lower-toxicity mining chemicals

Academic-industry collaboration to develop biosurfactant-based, lower-toxicity chemicals for mining, accelerating market rollout while reducing environmental impact.

29 April 2026
ROSI raises €20m+ to scale PV recycling in Europe

€20M+ plus EU grants to fund industrial expansion: 10,000 t/yr solar-panel recycling plant in Spain, scalable automated line, new production director appointed, recycling partnership renewed

25 March 2026
Boliden: Seismic damage at Garpenberg cuts production to ~30%

Seismic activity eased; limited production restarts in Q2 at ~100 kt/month. Major damage in an ore body delays some mining into 2026. Q1 EBITDA impact -SEK400M; zinc grade slightly down.

Silver plants by country

chemXplore tracks 6 plants producing silver in 5 countries.

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The 4 with the most plants, of 5 countries.

Silver producers

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