Silver
Silver straddles two markets, investment and industry. We supply it with the same assay-first discipline we apply to gold.
In short
Silver is mostly mined underground, concentrated, assayed and sold with its documents.
- Symbol
- Ag
- Density
- 10.5 g/cm³
- Hardness
- 2.5–3 Mohs
- Priced in
- USD per troy ounce
What it is
Silver conducts electricity and heat better than any other metal. About half of world demand comes from industry, including solar panels and electronics. The rest goes into jewellery, silverware and investment bars.
Supplied as
- Doré and granules
- Concentrates
- Refined bars (on request)
Who buys it
- Solar panels and electronics
- Jewellery and silverware
- Investment bullion
What we check before we sell
- 01Assay of silver content
- 02Weight certification
- 03Origin and export documentation
From raw to refined
How silver becomessilver bars and silverware.
Follow silver through 8 stages, from the moment it leaves the ground to the finished piece. Keep scrolling: each step has its own photograph or film.
Mine · Silver mine
Underground
Most silver comes from underground mines, often alongside lead, zinc and copper. Ore is drilled and blasted, then carried out by low, narrow loaders built for tunnels.
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