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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;InfleXion, post: 1705274, member: 29012&quot;]I don&#039;t think there is any shortage of physical metal, but if the price doesn&#039;t rise enough to stem the retail silver constraints it might not matter. Most people don&#039;t want to invest in silver shot or 1000 oz slug bars.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>There is still some retail silver available too, with the price divergence evidencing that demand is exceeding capacity to make+ship new supply. I wouldn&#039;t call that a retail shortage yet either although it&#039;s walking that tightrope. If that continues then eventually it will cause a shortage since that&#039;s just a lot of demand. </p><p><br /></p><p>I do think we will see a physical shortage in silver within the decade regardless though unless the physical market is allowed to take precedence. Above ground available silver is less than a year&#039;s worth of mining supply, maybe half that. Mining supply falls short of total demand by roughly 200 MOz each year, and is only met through existing metal being sold at whatever the spot price is. Unless the price rises to bring more metal to market it is inevitable Mr. Anderson.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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