Silver Institute Elects New Leadership

(Washington, D.C. – June 17, 2009) Roque Benavides, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cia. de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (NYSE: BVN), has been elected President of the Silver Institute by its membership. Mr. Benavides has been the President and CEO of...

Investor Demand Catapults Silver Price in 2008

Last Year’s Average Silver Price Eclipsed Only by 1980 Figure NEW YORK (May 13, 2009) – Robust investor demand and solid industrial offtake drove silver’s price 12 percent over the prior year’s average to US$14.99 oz in 2008, leading to the seventh...