The Vancouver-based firm said that its operating partner Esan has started development construction at Balya with a 4,900-meter decline.

Infill drilling at Skeena Resources’ past-producing Eskay Creek gold-silver mine in B.C.’s Golden Triangle has returned wide intervals of high-grade mineralization.

Company said basic earnings per share for the full-year 2020 will range from $0.80 to $0.84, or 300% to 320% higher than the figure for the previous year.

The coronavirus outbreak triggered a rush among investors to stockpile silver, which like gold is traditionally seen as a safe place to store money.

Silver has always been associated with populist movements, Goldman's top commodities strategist Jeff Currie said in a podcast.

Gold's gains came despite world stocks hitting record highs and a slightly higher dollar.

Whether the WSB redditors were responsible or not, this extreme silver-market episode sure highlights the massive latent interest in silver.