Category Archives: Silver

China May Dominate Precious Metals Markets in the Coming Years

This week, Shanghai, China becomes a new market for silver futures trading. China is already a major global gold market … Continue reading

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Silver Catalyst May Eventually Replace Chlorine for Water Purification Use

Pool water and drinking water have been purified with ionic silver for many years. Silver is well known to provide … Continue reading

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Silver Occurence and Mining Methods

The rarity of silver is expressed by its occurrence in igneous rock of just 0.07 parts per million. The potential … Continue reading

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Top Two Silver Producers Overtaken by Polish Copper Mining Company in 2011

Australia’s Cannington mine was the world’s largest silver producer, prior to 2011. Fresnillo PLC controls a number of both gold … Continue reading

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Businesses and Consumers Seize Opportunities in Silver Scrap Recycling

According to the most recent edition of the Thomason Reuters GFMS World Silver Survey, increases in the scrap silver supply … Continue reading

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Is Silver Likely To Experience Extreme Valuation Increases In The Coming Years?

As the year 2008 drew to a close, the price of silver futures plunged to new lows, falling to under … Continue reading

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Historic 2011 Average Annual Silver Price Marks Volatile 2011

The average 2011 silver price was $35.12, a result of increased investor enthusiasm and higher fabrication demand. Silver’s record price … Continue reading

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Silver Market Manipulation: The Hunt Brothers Story, Part II

As the Hunt brothers continued to take deliveries of silver, they generated billions of dollars in silver demand which inflated … Continue reading

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Silver Market Manipulation: The Hunt Brothers Story, Part I

As world financial crises continue to create fiscal havoc, many believe that large investment entities have recently attempted to manipulate … Continue reading

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2012 Silver Market Analysis Reveals Greater Investor Dependance

According to the recently released “World Silver Survey,” investors are becoming an increasingly important factor in silver price fluctuations. As … Continue reading

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Sensible Investing: Mining Stocks or Precious Metal Bullion?

As investors contemplate the best precious metal bullion acquisition strategies, many will wonder if putting their money in mining stocks … Continue reading

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Single One Penny Coin with Silver Plug Auctioned for $1 Million

Schaumburg, Illinois was the site of last week’s “Central States Signature U.S. Coin Auction.” Among the treasures offered to auction … Continue reading

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