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"True Silver Mining Price per Oz"
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March 28, 2013:  This table is a summary of several articles1 that calculate the true cost to mine an ounce of silver.  Knowing the true cost of producing an ounce of silver allows investors to see where production floors in the silver price may exist.  That is with the current price to mine an oz. of silver over $24, it is uneconomical for silver producers to mine more if the price falls below that price because the lose money with every ounce mined.

True Cost to Mine an Ounce of Silver by Year
Year
 Mining Cost per Oz.
 Annual Change

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Range
 Average
 $
 %
2010
 $11.37 to $19.01
 $17.84


2011
$22.21
 $4.37
 24.5%
2012
$23.68
 $1.47
 6.62%

List of Silver ETFs

Name
 Ticker
 Price today
 Annual
Expense Ratio
 Dividend Rate
iShares Silver Trust
 SLV
 $27.53
 0.50% NA
ETFS Physical Silver Shares
 SIVR
 $28.18
 0.30%
 NA
Sprott Physical Silver Trust PSLV $28.18
 0.45% NA
Central Fund of Canada Limited
 CEF
 $19.40
 NA 0.10%






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