Even though 2013 was a great year for physical precious metal demand due to manipulated lower paper prices, the top silver mining companies suffered a decline in overall production compared to 2012. Of the top six companies, the largest four stated declines, while the two smaller producers increased mine supply…
It looks like the official sources grossly underestimated the amount of Indian silver buying in 2013. When the Indian Government put restrictions on gold imports in 2013, their citizens switched to buying silver. Thomson Reuters GFMS estimated that total Indian silver imports would be 5,200-5,400 metric tons in 2013. However,…
In an interesting irony, investors are purchasing record amounts Silver Eagles while the top primary silver miners continue to lose money. Not only did investors purchase the most Silver Eagles in the month of February compared to previous years, the silver/gold ratio is off the charts. In February, 2013, investors…
By Charles Savoie, What organizations do highly placed men belong to who are suppressing precious metals? Broad absence of coverage of these organizations on the part of metals sites and commentators indicates lack of awareness—there is a large gap in their information; or for some reasons, they choose to not…
While gold is the king monetary metal, silver will turn out to be the king precious metal performer. Currently, gold is stealing the show as the East (China) continues to consume more than total world gold production. However, silver will surprise the markets in the future as overwhelming demand…
The U.S. Mint updated its sales figures today… and it was another whopper. Yesterday, the U.S. Mint sold 825,500 Silver Eagles which was about two-thirds of the weekly allocation. The U.S. Mint raised the total allocation to its authorized dealers this week to 1,250,000 compared to 750,000 last week. …