After twelve years of increases, we expect mine supply to be broadly flat in 2015 and to decline by 3% in 2016 due to shrinking margins and production cuts across the industrial metals industry. While primary silver mines are still ramping up production, silver as a by-product could dry up soon, helping to underpin our longer-term positive view on prices.
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