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Strategies & Market Trends : Ride the Tiger with CD

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From: koan9/10/2025 4:29:06 PM
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So IMO, the primary new sources of power for the next five years are going to be solar and wind.

And in this country 80% of that is solar.

And China produces by far, the most solar panels which uses lots of silver because nothing has the refraction of silver.

So if China is also buying silver and we have been running a 200 million oz deficit for the last five years!!

The silver demand/supply equation is production around 1 billion oz a year and demand is about 1.2 billion oz.

Now if we get a significant new demand from green energy, and investment and technology, well??




Material and statistics in this section were adapted in part from the Silver Institute’s World Silver Survey 2025.

Mine Production

In 2024, global silver mine production rose by 0.9 percent to 819.7 Moz, underpinned by increased output from lead/zinc mines in Australia and the recovery of supply from Mexico, as Newmont’s Peñasquito mine returned to full production. This was supplemented by additional growth from Bolivia and the US. Lower output from Chile, down 8.8 Moz y/y, partially offset this growth.

Silver production from lead/zinc mines remained the dominant source of silver, but output was flat y/y. In contrast, silver production from g
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