Silver and the silver mining stocks are some of the top performing assets in 2016. Silver was the top performing physical asset in the metal-commodity basket gaining 27% since the beginning of the year. Silver’s gains surpassed West Texas Oil which increased 24%, zinc at 20% and gold at 19%:…
It looks there may be trouble ahead for copper. This goes well beyond the falling copper price and annual surpluses. According to the article, China’s True Demand For Copper Is Only Half as Much as You Think: For years, traders on the mainland have used copper as collateral to finance…
Investors better get prepared for higher gold and silver prices when the markets really start to crack. We just experienced a huge inflow of mainstream investors into gold during the first two months of the year as the Dow Jones Index fell 2,000 points. I really don’t think investors realize…
There were two record-breaking silver factors in 2015 that could turn out to be quite an interesting development for 2016. The figures that make up these separate factors don’t seem so striking until we combine them and study at the trends. This is what I enjoy doing the most. Why? …
The largest primary silver mine in the world saw its average yield fall to the lowest level ever in 2015. Matter-a-fact, the primary silver mine’s yield fell nearly 16% compared to last year. This is a substantial decline in productivity from the world’s largest mine in Mexico that starting production…
The U.S. Mint has been rationing the volume of silver eagles released to the public since July 2015. The Royal Canadian Mint has followed suit. The Australian Perth Mint, has increased their monthly production of silver coins more than two fold. This is the backdrop which is shining a light…