Company
Silver Institute
An international nonprofit association representing the global silver industry -- miners, refiners and manufacturers -- and publisher of the annual World Silver Survey.
Covered in 2 MetalsCost.com News Intelligence articles, most recently on September 22, 2026.
Coverage
Silver
The US Added Silver to Its Critical Minerals List. Canada Refused To Do the Same.
Silver has been on the US critical minerals list since November 7, 2025 -- easing permitting and funding, not guaranteeing demand. Canada's mineral agency has explicitly declined to add it.
Silver
Why Higher Silver Prices Alone Can't Fix Silver's Supply Deficit
Silver faces a projected 46.3-million-ounce deficit in 2026, its sixth straight, because most silver is mined as a byproduct and can't scale up on its own.
