Most silver is produced as a by product of copper, gold, lead, and zinc refining.Silver has innumerable applications in art, science, industry and beyond.
At the highest level, though, demand for silver breaks down into three important categories: silver in industry, investment, and silver jewelry & décor. Together, these three areas represent more than 95 % of annual silver demand. In 2010, 487.4 million ounces of silver were used for industrial applications, while over 167.0 million ounces of silver were committed to silver jewelry and 101.3 million ounces were used in coins and medals.
With unique properties including its strength, malleability and ductility, its electrical and thermal conductivity, its sensitivity to and high reflectance of light and the ability to endure extreme temperature ranges, it is an element without substitution. Read more about silver.
Sample Silver News from FastMarkets Professional
Gold sideways to firmer, Fed news awaited by Eddie vanderWalt - 22-05-2013Precious metals were sideways to firmer in early European trading on Wednesday, trading more steadil...
US GOLD - Dovish comments from Fed's Bullard boost gold ahead of FOMC minutes by TJennemann - 22-05-2013
Orlando, Florida 22/05/2013 - Gold futures are likely to push aside all other news on Wednesday to f...
BASE AND PRECIOUS METALS MORNING VIEW - Metals consolidate ahead of key data by WAdams - 22-05-2013
The metals put in a choppy and nervous day of trading yesterday, having started on a high note follo...
Gold down 1 pct, metals give back Asian gains but double bottom may be in place by Eddie vanderWalt - 21-05-2013
Precious metals bounced in Asian trading hours, with gold briefly breaking above the psychologically...
BASE AND PRECIOUS METALS - European Morning View - Yesterday's show of strength suggests bases are in place by WAdams - 21-05-2013
London 21/05/2013 - The metals got off to a weak start in Asia on Monday, but recovered as the...
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| $ | 22.6200 | 22 May |
| £ | 14.9901 | 22 May |
| € | 17.4942 | 22 May |
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