One of helveticka’s longest client relationships is with Hecla Mining Company. Its founding in 1891 makes Hecla the oldest precious metals company in North America; its success over the last 124 years has made it the largest silver producer in the United States. In 2014 alone, in fact, Hecla produced 11 million ounces from its Greens Creek (Alaska) and Lucky Friday (North Idaho) mines.
So where’s all that silver go? Funny you should ask—because it turns out it’s not all fancy flatware and jewelry. According to the Silver Institute, industrial applications account for the largest component of physical silver demand, reaching 56 percent in 2014. It turns out that argentum (that’s Latin for silver, kids) plays a critical role in alternative energy, medicine, and nanotechnology. And that’s just the science-y stuff. It’s also used in batteries, plastics, and those thin wires that defrost your rear car window.
And really, where would Maxwell be without it?
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