One of the downstream effects of higher silver prices could certainly be higher prices for other goods that require silver, such as solar panels and electronics. Read more here.

Consumers already battered by higher prices are about to feel another squeeze — and this one is coming from copper. Copper prices have surged past $12,000 per metric ton for the first time, setting a ...

Often strung from utility poles or buried beneath our feet, copper wire has played a critical role in powering America’s electrical grid for more than a century. But brazen thefts are threatening the ...

Late fall and early winter are deer hunting seasons in many parts of the U.S. Most hunters headed into the field will be armed with bullets made of lead. But lead is toxic for predators eating animals ...

Hunters are being urged to stop using lead bullets because bald eagles and other wildlife that consume carcasses left behind are often sickened by lead poisoning. Late fall and early winter is deer ...

Bloomberg reported on December 3 that copper prices have been rising in recent weeks, with a growing number of analysts and traders issuing warnings that, with large volumes of metal being shipped to ...

Along with gold and silver, the price of copper is soaring. But unlike the two precious metals, copper prices are rising for economic reasons, not political. At the same time, demand for copper is ...

Copper theft may not be the most glamorous crime in the world but it is big business. It has grown to become a “multi-billion problem worldwide”, said Terry Goldsworthy, associate professor in ...

Copper rallied to a fresh record as a surge in orders to withdraw metal from London Metal Exchange warehouses compounded worries that potential US tariffs will fuel a global supply squeeze. Futures ...

Satellite tracking and analysis firm Earth-i observes 40 percent of capacity operating rates at some copper smelting plants in China. Global secondary refined recycled-content production grew by 5.5 ...