Owner Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL) is sinking a new shaft to depths of nearly 9,000 feet below the surface, allowing the mine to go after richer silver deposits and extending the Lucky Friday’s operating life. The remaining work involves the actual sinking of the shaft and development of the next level of the mine, Phil Baker, Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL)’s CEO, said in a news release. Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL) stock performance was 0.31% in last session and finished the day at $3.27. Traded volume was 7.66million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 5.79million shares. The beta of the stock remained 1.89. Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL) insider ownership is 0.50%.

AK Steel Holding Corporation (NYSE:AKS) announced that it will increase the price of one of its steel products. The news lifted the shares of the company in the last session as investors moved to buy into the potential. AK Steel Holding Corporation (NYSE:AKS) dropped -3.69 percent to $7.30 Thursday on volume of 7.93million shares. The intra-day range of the stock was $7.24 to $7.55. AK Steel Holding Corporation (NYSE:AKS) has a market capitalization of $997.80million.

IAMGOLD Corporation (USA) (NYSE:IAG) today provided an update from ongoing exploration activities at the Pitangui project in Minas Gerais State, Brazil and the Boto Gold project in Senegal. IAMGOLD Corp (USA) (NYSE:IAG)’s stock on Apr 10, 2014 reported a increase of 1.12% to the closing price of $3.61. Its fifty two weeks range is $3.15 -$7.08. The total market capitalization recorded $1.36billion. The overall volume in the last trading session was 7.42million shares. In its share capital, IAG has 373.49million outstanding shares.

Trina Solar Limited (ADR) (NYSE:TSL), a global leader in photovoltaic (PV) modules, solutions and services, today announced that its State Key Laboratory of PV Science and Technology has developed a new high-efficiency Honey Ultra solar module. On Thursday, shares of Trina Solar Limited (ADR) (NYSE:TSL) dropped -11.09% to close the day at $12.02. Company return on investment (ROI) is -10.60% and its monthly performance is recorded as -25.71%. Trina Solar Limited (ADR) (NYSE:TSL) quarterly revenue growth is -23.92%.