Silvercorp Metals Inc. (Silvercorp) is a Canadian-based, China-focused precious metals company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, and development of silver-containing properties.
It is China's largest primary silver producer. The company is publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange in Canada and the NYSE in the U.S.
Silvercorp Metals operates four silver/lead/zinc mines in an area encompassing the SGX, HPG, TLP and LM mines (the Ying Mining District), owned through its 77.5% and 80% Chinese subsidiary companies, respectively.[1]
Silvercorp Metals' other material property, the Gaocheng project in Guangdong Province, owned through a 95% Chinese subsidiary company, began commercial production in 2014.[1][2]
History
The company started out as a minor explorer trading on the TSX venture exchange from November 1991 to October 2005.