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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;InfleXion, post: 1712963, member: 29012&quot;]Mining supply could eventually run low with silver. Due to its melting point when the planet was formed silver is only deposited epithermally (near the surface of the Earth&#039;s crust) where is gold is deposited both epithermally and mesothermally (deeper in the Earth) in large veins of ore. So it is possible that silver will become increasingly difficult and expensive to mine, which seems to be evidenced by today&#039;s mining GSR of 7:1 vs. the historic 15:1 ratio. Ore grades also seem to be getting worse for silver having mined much of the easy to get material already over the years. Better techniques will help, but may or may not stem the mining shortfall.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Gold is a monetary metal and doesn&#039;t have anything to do with technology. Silver&#039;s role as a dual role metal will be impacted by technology but it&#039;s a monetary metal first and follows gold over copper every time they diverge. Industrial silver demand is actually falling the last couple years, but overall demand is still rising so the technology aspect isn&#039;t crucial in a commodity bull market which is due to monetary expansion, debt accumulation, and negative real interest rates. Solar cells and electrical circuits are a nice potential boon to silver in a strong economy, but technology isn&#039;t going to make or break the market.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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