Sunshine Silver Mining & Refining Announces Inclusion in Solactive Global Silver Miners Index
Sunshine expects index inclusion to broaden its visibility among institutional investors and benchmark-tracking funds.
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Sunshine Silver Mining & Refining (NYSE:SSMR) announced its addition to the Solactive Global Silver Miners Index, effective at market open November 2, 2026.
The inclusion follows its June 4, 2026, NYSE debut. The company expects broader visibility among institutional investors and funds using the index as a benchmark. Sunshine targets a return to production in late 2028 and projects silver will contribute more than 90% of expected revenue at planned production. That projection uses its initial assessment's base-case silver production and assumptions about metal prices and by-product production.
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Positive
- Moderate point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Sunshine targets a return to production in late 2028.
- Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Index inclusion is expected to broaden visibility among institutional investors and funds using the benchmark.
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- None.
Key Figures
- Index addition effective
- November 2, 2026
- At market open
- Projected silver revenue share
- More than 90%
- Expected revenue at planned production
Historical Context
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Sunshine's common stock was added to VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF, another index-linked inclusion.
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The addition follows Sunshine's debut on the New York Stock Exchange on June 4, 2026, and places the Company in a global benchmark of leading businesses active in the silver sector.
"Sunshine's inclusion in the Solactive Global Silver Miners Index reflects the strong foundation we've built as a silver developer advancing toward production," said Heather White, CEO of Sunshine Silver Mining & Refining. "More than
The Silver Index represents companies involved in silver mining and related activities, including silver exploration and refining. Under Solactive's methodology, the index generally includes 20 to 40 companies selected based on average daily trading volume and weighted by free-float market capitalization. Sunshine's inclusion is expected to broaden the Company's visibility among institutional investors and funds that use the index as a benchmark.
For more information on the Solactive Global Silver Miners Index, please visit: https://www.solactive.com/index/DE000A1DKEB9/.
About Sunshine Silver Mining & Refining Company
Sunshine Silver Mining & Refining Company is advancing toward silver production from the Sunshine Mine in Idaho's Silver Valley, the most prolific silver district in U.S. history. The Sunshine Mine is North America's highest-grade primary silver resource. It is characterized by exceptional size, extraordinary growth potential, existing infrastructure, and a history of proven production. Sunshine, the largest holder of mineral rights in the Silver Valley, also controls a consolidated land position with significant exploration potential and is evaluating additional value opportunities through silver/copper refining and antimony production. For more information, visit www.sunshinesilvermining.com.
Cautionary Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the Company's planned return to production in late 2028 and the expected benefits of Sunshine's inclusion in the Solactive Global Silver Miners Index. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as "anticipate," "believe," "continue," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "will," "could," "predict" and similar expressions or terminology. These statements are not historical facts but rather are based on the Company's current expectations and projections regarding its business, operations and other factors relating thereto and are subject to a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including the risk factors set forth in our registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and other filings that we make from time to time with the SEC, that may cause the actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied by any forward-looking statements. Except to the extent required by law, the Company assumes no obligation to update any of these forward-looking statements or to conform these statements to actual results or revised expectations. We caution you not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.
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FAQ
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When does Sunshine Silver Mining & Refining join the Solactive Global Silver Miners Index?
Sunshine's common stock joins the Solactive Global Silver Miners Index effective at market open on November 2, 2026.
How does the Solactive Global Silver Miners Index select and weight companies such as SSMR?
The index generally includes 20 to 40 companies, selected based on average daily trading volume and weighted by free-float market capitalization, the value of shares available for public trading. It covers silver mining and related activities, including exploration and refining.
What assumptions support Sunshine Silver Mining & Refining's projected silver revenue share?
The projection uses base-case life-of-mine silver production from Sunshine's March 25, 2026 initial assessment. By-product production assumes historical ratios from 1996–2000. Price assumptions include silver at $67.06/oz, copper at $6.79/lb, lead at $0.86/lb and an average projected U.S. finished antimony price of $24.26/lb for 2029–2040. By-product revenue also incorporates royalty, recovery and payable-metal assumptions.