Silver and gold: the economics?

Cost of silver and gold production

…to cart This model captures the entire mining-refining process for silver and gold. Ore is mined from a medium-grade gold-silver deposit. The ore is crushed, concentrated, roasted and leached. PGMs…

Silver pastes for solar contacts?

50 companies make conductive silver pastes to form electrical contacts in solar modules. This data-file tabulates the compositions of silver pastes based on patents, averaging 85% silver, 4% glass frit…

Silver demand: upside and substitution?

Solar contacts silver and copper

Silver demand in energy transition will most likely tighten the global silver market by 10-30% over the course of the 2020s. This reflects upside in solar, electric vehicles, thrifting, and…

Silver and gold: medal winners?

Overview of gold and silver production

Gold and silver are stores of value, especially in a world of persistently high inflation and low rates. Silver is also likely to be the main bottleneck for solar in…

Silver producers: leading companies?

Silver producers leading companies

…in the screen is c25% exposed to silver. 40% of the output is from gold-silver producers (c45% average silver exposure), 20% from gold producers (20% exposure), 25% is from copper…

Cyanide production: the economics?

cost of producing cyanide

…NaCN can easily be double normal levels. This matters for the gold and silver mining industries. Gold and silver form soluble coordination complexes with cyanide ions, which in turn makes…

Solar contacts: silver bullet?

Solar contacts silver and copper

The front contacts in today’s solar cells are made of screen-printed silver. Thus solar cells absorbed 11% of 2021’s silver market, and growing. Silver can be substituted with copper. But…

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