The concept has been around for some time in various fields, including new technology, entertainment and media, and has been relatively successful. As a result, some mining companies have decided to utilise it.
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Both countries have poor records for enforcing environmental regulations, leading to tensions between communities and the mining sector, which the leaders of both countries have pledged to address.
The Gold Report takes a look at what some of the experts predict for the silver price going forward and for companies poised to benefit from the upswing.
We talk about the silver supply/demand argument, the various uses for silver that you probably didn’t know about, as well as new revolutionary applications for silver and much more.