Silver is such a little market that not much capital returning can make a huge price difference. As of the end of last month, the S&P 500 stocks were collectively worth $18,518.7b. That is 3139x larger than meager SLV!

If only one-tenth of one percent of stock market capital started chasing the next silver upleg, that $18.5b would drive silver stratospheric. But it’s not only stock traders who are going to be buying silver via SLV shares, futures speculators will join them. And like SLV’s holdings, specs’ total long-side silver futures exposure has already been enjoying a strong contrary uptrend in 2014! This is despite parallel record shorting.

Read full article: http://seekingalpha.com/article/2596745-bullish-silver-stealth-buying-by-professional-investors-continues

https://www.silverinstitute.org/site/2014/10/22/total-silver-investment-may-increase-by-one-billion-ounces-over-the-next-decade/

When investors examine the gold withdrawal numbers coming out of China they see that the Chinese are certainly not abandoning gold as the price falls, but are instead, increasing their gold buying. That is a positive sign for gold investors as it shows that there is a real physical demand floor under the gold price at current levels – that is despite weak demand from Western investors.

The second point for investors to ponder is that gold production growth is expected to decline as Chinese miners have a more difficult time producing as much of the easy fruit has already been picked. That is a trend we’ve been seeing all over the world and it shows that future demand for gold will have to be met from existing above-ground stocks – a positive development for investors that have long-term horizons.

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Silver had a physical supply deficit of 103 million ounces last year.

Physical supply deficits in silver cannot persist in the long-term.

Silver is an investment that will require patience.

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ZNC Presentation

Highlights

Kavaklitepe Gold Project, Turkey (ZNC earning 70%)

• Recent (2013) grass roots gold discovery in Tethyan Belt – (“elephant” terrain)

• Large, virtually drill-ready, high order gold soil / IP anomaly >1km strike  Trenching and drilling (permitting in progress)

Develin Creek Copper-Zinc-Silver-Gold, QLD (ZNC initial 51%, option for 100%)

• 3 known VHMS massive sulphide deposits with JORC resources, 50km of strike of host volcanics

• 2011 drilling outside resource; 13.2 metres @ 3.3% copper, 4.0% zinc, 30g/t silver and 0.4g/t gold

Drilling to extend known deposits, geophysics, geochemistry to detect new targets

Mt Minnie Gold Project, WA (ZNC 100%)

• 75km strike of major regional fault. Alteration, geochemistry, rock samples 64.2 and 21.5 g/t Au

Initial field assessment to follow-up and extend known prospects

Earaheedy Manganese (and Pb,Zn) Project, WA (ZNC 100%)

• New manganese province discovered by ZNC, potential DSO drill intersections (+40%Mn)

• Target area doubled with new acquisitions (RIO tenements, Blue Cliffs).

Mapping, sampling, drilling new ground, beneficiation tests, assess geophysical techniques

Mt Alexander Iron Ore, WA (ZNC 100%)

• JORC magnetite Resource 535 Mt @ 30.0% Fe close to West Pilbara coast, 50% of target untested.

Seeking development partner/ buyer for project

Other
Divesting Indonesian coal project – Conditional offer received, US$500K +royalty US$1/t

Evaluating new project opportunities (acquire at bottom of the cycle)

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SIGNIFICANT DUCKHEAD DRILL RESULTS UPDATE

• Significant result of 32 m @ 33.5 g/t gold including 7 m @ 140.0 g/t confirms the Main Lode west plunge continues below the reserve pit, outside of existing resource and reserve model. Potential to extend minelife of Duckhead open pit.

• Infill drilling of the Main Lode continues to confirm positive reconciliation to the resource / reserve model with results including 18 m @ 90.3 g/t gold, 10 m @ 91.7 g/t gold, 28 m @ 47.3 g/t gold and 20 m @ 24.4 g/t gold.

• Significant new Wing Lode result of 7 m @ 10.2 g/t gold, including 2 m @ 32.6 g/t increases the strike length of the Wing Lode to approximately 300m.

• Large auger drilling program on 40 m x 40 m spacing underway to test the Duckhead corridor for surface expression of a new high grade lode.

Highly significant results outside of the existing resource and reserves were received from the Main Lode and Wing Lode indicating potential to extend the open pit mine life at Duckhead.