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Iconic Navajo Silversmith

Effie Calavaza is celebrated as one of the most iconic Navajo silversmiths. She is renowned for her distinctive jewelry designs that fuse tradition with personal artistry. Based in Zuni, New Mexico, her work became synonymous with unique craftsmanship and a deep

Seasoned Executive

Joseph A. Carrabba, born in 1953, is a seasoned mining executive with extensive international experience spanning over four decades. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Geology from Capital University in Ohio and a Master of Business Administration from Frostburg State University

Flatware-making is one of the sub-specialties of silversmithing. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the vast majority of spoons and forks were made by specialist 'spoon makers' (knives were made by an entirely different tradesman called a cutler). The Chawner family was one of England's dominant

Charles Christofle founded the company that bears his name in 1830. Originally a jeweler, he bought the patents silver plating and electrolytic gilding of gold in 1842. As a goldsmith, he transformed ceremonial items and everyday objects: from jewelry to cutlery, gold smithery to sculptures, and

Antoine Claudet was a French businessman who moved to London to open a glass warehouse. The daguerreotype process quickly attracted his interest and he returned to Paris to be taught its fundamentals by the creator himself, Louis-Jacques Daguerre.

Returning to England with an operating license,

Henry Tompkins (or Thomas) Paige Comstock (1820–1870) was an Canadian miner after whom the Comstock Lode in Virginia City, Nevada was named. The Comstock Lode was the richest silver mine in American history.

Referred to by history books variously as a "sanctimonious gaffer", an "illiterate

Endeavour Silver Corp.

Brad Cooke, born in 1954, was a professional geologist and entrepreneur with nearly five decades of experience in the mining industry. He founded Endeavour Silver Corp. in 2003, aiming to acquire and develop high-grade silver and gold projects in Mexico. Under his