Shares of Pan American Silver were up more than 3% at midday during Wednesday's trading session.

It’s a dramatic shift from a year ago, when just about everyone in the industry was bullish on the metal used in pipes and wires.

The metals world is descending on London for the biggest annual bash in the industry’s calendar, but there’s not much to celebrate.

The most recent resource estimate is 38.4 million inferred tonnes grading 4.58% zinc and 1.85% lead, containing 3.9 billion lb. of zinc and 1.6 billion lb. of lead.

Over the last four decades, there has been a lack of exploration for minerals in Norway due to a greater focus on oil and gas.

Hecla Mining's Lucky Friday mine was named a "Pollution Prevention Champion."