Silver, the metal of the night and romance, of nostalgia and memories, of moonlight and love.

More silver has been used since 1990 than has been produced and stocks are being depleted.

Popularity: 72% [?]

After halting imports of silver for three months due to low demand, India has imported 24 tonnnes in May and June.

Although demand is expected to be low for the next month it is expected to pick up when the June to September monsoon period is over.

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Mondays Wall St close saw shares in silver miners gaining on the back of a firmer market for the metal
with May silver closing at $18.12 an oz.

Silver Wheaton Corp (SLW:NYSE) was the exception down by 17cents and Coeur d´Alene Mines (CDE:NYSE) falling back to its opening price of $3.94 after hitting over $4 in earlier trading.

Popularity: 59% [?]

Known for centuries for its infection fighting properties, silver is now being incorporated into bed wear that is already in use in some hospitals in a bid to stem the advance of MRSA (methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus) that can be fatal and other bug born infections.

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The short answer is yes and yes again!

The correction that has taken place in the last week or so is nothing more than a blip as precious metal prices have followed the general market see saw.

The problem is that the wall of worry about the US and other economies is growing higher week on week so it is hardly surprising that many nervous investors who have seen fat profits in their silver and gold positions have cashed in.

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A new report produced by NanoMarkets entitled “Silver powders and inks for printable electronics” forecasts that the market for conductive silver inks used in emerging technological applications will grow from US$176 million this year to US$1.2 billion by 2014.

NanoMarkets is a consulting and market analysis business that specializes in covering emerging market opportunities and advances in micro and nano technologies particularly in electronics, semiconductors, bio-medical devices, energy and advanced materials.

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Popularity: 85% [?]

Lets start this off with an intriguing question.

The research consultancy CPM tells us that in 1990 above ground stockpiles of silver amounted to over 2 billion ounces, that this had dropped to 1.4 billion ounces just 5 years later, and by the end of 2006 they estimated the stock pile to be only around 300 million ounces.

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Part One

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At one time “silver” coins actually contained a considerable amount of silver, 50%-90% depending upon the issuing country.

Up to 1965 US dimes and quarters were minted with 90% silver and half dollars contained 40%. 

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World silver mine production rose to a record high in 2005 at 641.6 million troy ounces.

Total world demand for silver rose to 864 .4 million troy ounces in 2005.

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Popularity: 71% [?]