Type: Public
On the web: http://www.silverwheaton.com
Employees: 24
Employee growth: 4.3%

For Silver Wheaton, an ounce can be equal to quite a few pounds, or any other form of currency you wish to choose. The company annually obtains more than 20 million ounces of silver from mines in Europe and the Americas. It has proved and probable silver reserves of about 925 million ounces. Silver Wheaton's world-class portfolio of assets includes silver streams on Goldcorp's Peñasquito mine in Mexico and Barrick Gold's Pascua-Lama project on the border of Chile and Argentina. The company operates by purchasing silver produced as a by-product of gold mining.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2010:
Sales: $423.4M
One year growth: 76.9%
Net income: $290.1M
Income growth: 146.0%

Officers:
Chairman: Douglas M. (Doug) Holtby
CEO and Director: Peter D. Barnes
President: Randy V.J. Smallwood

Competitors:
Coeur d'Alene Mines
Mitsubishi Materials
Peñoles

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