Silver prices recently broke $83 per oz. before an artificially induced pullback due to COMEX changing its margin requirement rules. The price of silver, driven by escalated demand vs. limited supply, should continue to rise going into 2026. At the time of this writing, silver is up over +154% YTD, vs. 17.5% for the S&P 500. However, while the mining sector may attempt to increase production, raw silver ore is still unusable without refiners to process the ore into the various configurations needed for its ...