Why Recycled Silver

"In the US, metals mining is the leading contributor of toxic emissions to the environment."
--Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) [1]

As investors return to the basic stability of precious metals, there is unprecedented demand for silver, gold & platinum and physical supplies have run short.

“Even with all the money central banks have thrown at the financial system, it is not enough to stop systemic risk. Investors are looking for ‘hard assets for hard times’.”

--Integrated Brokerage Services Frank McGhee [2]

Demand for silver is growing from new markets in finance and industry. Exchange Trade Funds (ETFs) have purchased billions of dollars worth of silver in the last three years and perhaps the largest of all is being formed right now as Dubai enters the marketplace:

“The Dubai silver ETF may pick up where the Hunt Brothers left off…What may be happening here is that the OPEC nations, and possibly also Russia, are setting up a counterbalance against the collapse of oil prices...OPEC nations are gearing up to take advantage of what just might be the greatest opportunity to corner a commodity market in the history of the world.”

--The International Forecaster’s Bob Chapman [3]

Silver usage is down in the photo industry, but exponential growth is forecast for emerging products like RFID Technology (radio frequency identification tags) for inventory control and environmentally friendly liquid fertilizers & wood preservatives.

But the ever-growing demand for silver exacts a tremendous environmental toll. Metals mining is the dirtiest industry in the country, responsible for 28 percent of all toxic emissions. Over 1 billion pounds of pollutants are released annually, containing 57 different chemicals including cyanide, mercury and sulphuric acid. And the drain on energy and water resources is enormous.

“The mining sector consumes 7 to 10 percent of annual global energy production. In the United States alone, mining uses 2.3 quadrillion BTUs of energy per year—enough power to supply over 25 million single-family American households for a year.”

--Dirty Metals: Mining Communities and the Environment; No Dirty Gold [4]

The jewelry industry has responded to strong consumer demand through the No Dirty Gold campaign. As of 2008, the six largest retailers in the US, accounting for over $12 billion in sales, have signed the No Dirty Gold pledge to provide precious metals and gems from environmentally and ethically sound sources. The list includes WalMart, Sterling Jewelers, Zale’s, QVC, Tiffany & Co.and J.C. Penney.

In finance, the challenge is how do you protect your investments with stable wealth products that are both ethically made and eco-friendly? Enter Vault Silver. We sell bars from the pioneers & leaders in eco-friendly precious metal refining. All of the bullion products we sell are made from 100 percent recycled metal in zero-emissions refineries; none of the source material is mined. And our refiners put no pollutants into either the air or the water during the manufacturing process.

Vault Silver is the first company to sell only recycled precious metals bars.
Our mission is providing stable wealth products that are both ethically made and eco-friendly.

Sources for footnotes:


[1] 2007 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Public Data Release Brochure
http://www.epa.gov/tri/tridata/tri07/brochure/brochure.htm

[2] Hard Assets for Hard Times; Silver Investing News
http://www.silverinvestingnews.com/724/hard-assets-for-hard-times.html

[3] Dubai to Launch Silver ETF; Silver Investing News
http://www.silverinvestingnews.com/691/dubai-to-launch-silver-etf.html

[4] Dirty Metals: Mining Communities and the Environment; No Dirty Gold
http://www.nodirtygold.org/pubs/DirtyMetals.pdf