Thanks to coal.

The goal is to apply the latest technology available to cut costs and bring additional value out of existing operations.

OSIRIS-REx will collect samples from an asteroid and return them to Earth, in what it could be a pivotal step for firms currently planning to tap into the space mining business.

Vancouver-based miner ships first zinc concentrate from flagship Bisha mine in Eritrea which started life as a gold-silver project in 2010.

They have low taxes and a stable economy- having had budget surpluses in the last 25 years for all but two years. The country’s wealth has been built on innovation and attracting foreign companies.

Silver is a unique commodity with great diversification potential, protection against systematic financial failure, and extreme upside!

There are some positives.

Technical analyst Clive Maund charts the recent downturn in silver, but also sees reason to be optimistic about the market going forward.