The surprising reason that silver prices are on their way up

Carlos Barria/Reuters Silver prices are up 49 percent already this year. But there are good reasons to think they could go even higher – and that they could stay high. (More on silver, and how to make money investing in it, can be found by clicking here.) Growing demand and falling supply Mined silver is normally a byproduct of other mined commodities like lead-zinc, copper, gold, and copper-nickel. Global silver mine production averages around 671 million ounces per year. Silver demand has ex...