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Just now 18.6 tonnes of gold have been discovered again in China, but all gold-plated copper bars. One company had probably been storing fake gold for years as collateral for loans. The company is based in Wuhan, the place that gained a sad notoriety during the Corona pandemic crisis. Just weighing the bars would have revealed their true nature. So, the fakes were of low quality. But China is often the centre for professionally manufactured fake gold bars. For example, bars consisting of a tungsten core and a gold shell are among the "higher quality" fakes.

When corrections occur, gold experts consider them only as short-term setbacks. The new corona cases in the US are also reaching new highs, which is causing concern - and probably new debt levels, as further stimulus measures come into focus. A weaker US dollar has also supported the price of gold.

As with other commodities, such as gold, so is uranium. The value of and returns on uranium companies are rising. Admittedly, the industry had its crisis due to less demand after the Fukushima disaster. Some major producers even had to cut back their production. But in the long run, demand will exceed potential production, according to studies. Meanwhile, mining operations that were closed due to Covid-19 are being ramped up, but the significant Cigar Lake uranium project is still closed.

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Some 53.6 million tonnes have accumulated in the form of old mobile phones, laptops, televisions and other devices. They contain small pieces of gold, silver, rare earths and other valuable raw materials. According to the study, the global value of these materials is estimated at 57 billion US dollars. Only a small part is recycled.

Royalty companies have a special business model with their streaming business. Roughly speaking, they are the financiers of mining companies that own projects. For the money that the mining companies receive, the royalty companies receive shares in current or future production. Often there are also shares in the mining companies. Both profit from this and the risk of the operative business lies with the mine owners.

If one looks even further into the past, the gains with the precious metal are even greater. Calculated over the last five years, it is a massive 52 percent. Many experts now expect further price increases. The inflows into gold ETFs, which have been continuing unabated for months, are also a clear sign.

The renowned Silver Institute forecasts that silver consumption will almost double by the year 2025. China (40 percent), Europe (17 percent), North America (12 percent), Asian countries and India are mainly responsible for this. Europe has added around 20 gigawatts of capacity in 2019, twice as much as it would otherwise have done between 2013 and 2018, due to global efforts to reduce fossil fuels and the legislation of many countries to cut CO2 emissions.

On the one hand the silver price rises from mid-December to February. On the other hand, a second phase of the price increase begins around the end of June/beginning of July and lasts until almost the end of September. Looking at 52 years, this was true 31 times. Thus, now could be the ideal time to focus on silver investments.