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THERE STILL IS ALOT OF SILVER & GOLD BEING MINED IN NEVADA.

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Much written about our US Mint not procuring enough Silver to satisfy US public demand in Gold and Silver Eagles. Our domestic mines can not even supply our Mint, which is minuscule compared to global demand.

The world’s mines are in a six year mining deficit. Keep stacking!

More:

“How China Restricts Silver Supply Without Touching Silver”

Key Takeaways

China’s three-move silver sequence: export licensing (January 2026), record imports (March 2026), and now a sulfuric acid export ban effective May 2026 — each tightening silver supply at a different layer of the chain.

Why sulfuric acid matters for silver: Roughly 70% of newly mined silver is a byproduct of copper, lead, and zinc mining (Silver Institute, World Silver Survey 2025). You don’t restrict silver by restricting the acid — but you get the same result.

Chile carries the most acute risk: the world’s largest copper producer imports over one million tonnes of Chinese sulfuric acid annually. China supplied 37% of Chile’s acid imports in 2025, and about a fifth of Chile’s copper output depends on acid-based leaching.

The structural context: Silver demand is forecast to outstrip supply for the sixth consecutive year in 2026, adding to a cumulative five-year deficit already exceeding 800 million ounces — roughly an entire year of global mine production (Silver Institute).

https://goldsilver.com/industry-news/goldsilver-news/how-china-restricts-silver-supply-without-touching-silver/

....in the 1980's the US sold its Strategic Silver Reserve....you can still find 10-100 oz bars marked " from the US Strategic Silver Reserve"...strange cycle we have entered....

Rock solid...argue away with the numbers....and that’s just for physical, miners are 2-7x.....you are funny.

Silver Price Performance USD

Change Amount %
Today +1.77 +2.40%
30 Days +0.80 +1.10%
6 Months +25.30 +52.38%
1 Year +41.58 +129.90%
5 Year +46.67 +173.33%
20 Years +59.43 +419.80%
silverprice.org - 17:15 NY Time

The people of China have probably determined that silver is a better investment than phantom real estate.

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Next up, JSix pack here needs to see it to.

Silver Price Performance USD

Change Amount %

Today +1.77 +2.40%
30 Days +0.80 +1.10%
6 Months +25.30 +52.38%
1 Year +41.58 +129.90%
5 Year +46.67 +173.33%
20 Years +59.43 +419.80%
silverprice.org - 17:15 NY Time

This PM Bull started in Jan 2023, physical holders are doing well....paper miners better, up 5-7 x.

And yet silver has been hovering in the mid 70s for months. What gives?

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Patience my friend. The Comex sets Western market price, their days of manipulation is coming to an end. The CME ( Crimex) paper short/ long statistics and massive amount of entities taking delivery are getting historic.

Decades of manipulation by the banks and funds can not end overnight. One look at the Registered, Open Interest and physical deliveries ALL point an end of the corruption. Some say Trump ordered himself JP Morgan to end the manipulation and let the free market decide price....but all that said, China has still managed to drain western supplies.

Our Chinese friends have drained our Comex ( silver exchange ) just about dry. How? By taking advantage of our banks price suppression and manipulation....banksters smashed the price down for decades, China kept buying the lows and taking delivery.

Our Comex is now down to historic lows of Silver in their Registered stocks.

Isaiah 3:12
As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead you cause you to err, and destroy the way of your paths.

Spirit “ Airlines” has been in and out of bankruptcy many times over the decades...they need to completely disappear this time.

So gossip is news. The Brits are a miserable bunch, that country has more Enquirers ( remember our gossip newspaper?) than any on the a planet.

Ukraine is a black hole of corruption

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Anyone who has ever been there will say much, much worse. A filthy toilet of corruption, from the meter maid to the highest positions of government. It is in their DNA.

Those that took the deadly jabs will never admit they were dangerous and unproven....and now must live with the fact they injected poison into their own bodies....those spike proteins aren’t ever leaving....tic, Toc.

It easier to fool someone than for them to admit they were fooled…..millions were fooled into taking senile Joes jabs.

MRNA jabs killed and disabled.

The “new” international standard. In line with LBMA/ Crimex standards.These standards are what make Gold the “ Highest Quality Liquid Asset”.

AI:
“Form of Gold Held by EU Banks.
Gold Bullion Bars
EU banks typically hold gold in the form of bullion bars. These bars are standardized for both weight and purity, making them a reliable asset for financial institutions.

Characteristics of Bullion Bars

Weight: Bullion bars come in various weights, commonly ranging from 1 kilogram to 400 ounces.
Purity: The purity of these bars is usually very high, often at least 99.5% gold content.

https://www.helleniscope.com/2025/07/31/august-1971-the-day-a-french-warship-came-to-new-york-to-repatriate-french-gold/

August 1971: A French Warship Docked In New York to Repatriate French Gold

In August 1971, a French naval vessel quietly arrived in New York Harbor under secret orders: to retrieve a portion of France’s gold reserves stored in the vault of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. This bold maneuver, orchestrated by President Georges Pompidou, was a dramatic expression of France’s growing distrust in the United States’ ability to uphold the Bretton Woods promise of dollar-to-gold convertibility....

...President Charles de Gaulle had been warning of this imbalance since 1965. By 1971, his successor, Pompidou, made good on the threat—demanding gold in exchange for dollars....

....Nixon’s Shock Response

Just days later, on August 15, 1971, President Richard Nixon went on national television to announce the temporary suspension of dollar-gold convertibility. In a now-famous broadcast, he declared:...

How does that change anything?

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International liquidity. I agree the purity matters little, but with France rejecting their Gold stored in Ft Knox and opting to make new bars refined to international standards tells me they want “ liquid” bars.

The BIS ( international Banking group governing Central Banks) as of last July declared physical Gold a Tier One asset, a “ HQLA”, Highest Quality Liquid Asset”, which tells me France with all their financial woes want Gold that can be sold off immediately.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/france-pulls-all-gold-out-of-us-federal-reserve/ar-AA20kMsf

France has sold its remaining gold holdings that were held in the U.S. Federal Reserve, completing a long-term plan to bring its gold reserves home and update its old stock to meet modern international standards.

The country’s central bank, the Banque de France, made nearly 13 billion euros, or around $15 billion, after upgrading 129 tonnes of gold between July 2025 and January 2026 and replacing it with new, compliant bars stored in Paris....

Perhaps this is one of the reasons why that new refinery is being built in Tennessee.

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Possibly. Those in the industry know a good portion of Knox Gold is not .999, they melted our coinage into bars. I see no problem it is not in “ international good delivery form”, Gold is still Gold.....France recently wanted to repatriate their Gold, but instead took the money for it and paid to have it refined in nice, new, “ good delivery “ bars....

AI: Details of the Repatriation
Key Facts:
Amount Repatriated: 129 tonnes of gold
Profit Made: Approximately €13 billion ($15 billion)
Reason for Repatriation: Rising geopolitical tensions and a desire for greater control over national reserves
Timing and Strategy
France sold its gold stored in New York and replaced it with newer, high-quality bullion from European central banks.”

US Gold purity, more:

AI:
“The purity of U.S. gold reserves, particularly in Fort Knox, is generally around 91.67%, but much of it was delivered before modern assay standards, making it potentially unsuitable for “good delivery” by today’s market standards. The last official audit of Fort Knox was conducted in 1953, and since then, there has been ongoing speculation about the actual purity and quantity of gold held.”

Most likely the reason Trump has refused to do a full audit. Ironically, most the Gold the US has in its reserve is Gold stolen by Roosevelt.