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Re:Silver rises 9% to hit fresh record high by Scoundreller on Friday December 26, 2025 @09:43PM (#46398583)
Copper isn’t exactly cheap and gold definitely isn’t either, so you’d still expect those mines to ramp up production along with the associated silver.

When copper or gold are cheap that’s when you wouldn’t expect those mines to step up to the plate just to address silver demand.

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Re:Silver rises 9% to hit fresh record high by MisterMower on Saturday December 27, 2025 @01:35PM (#46404028)
The silver output is very unpredictable. They’re targeting areas with high concentrations of the metals they’re after, and any silver extracted during that activity is incidental. It’s not as simple as “just increase production”.
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