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Gold Education Center
Gold is one of the oldest assets in existence. From its use as a currency in ancient times to its investment use and utility today, gold has always served as a store of value.
Podcast S2 E3 – Macro Gold Roundtable
Video – Gold: A True Store of Value
Brochure – 10 Reasons to Own Gold
Podcast S1 E5 – In Gold We Trust
Report – In Gold We Trust Report 2022 - Stagflation 2.0
Chart – Gold Can Provide Portfolio Protection During Crises
Infographic – The Impact of COVID-19 Shutdowns on the Gold Supply Chain
WGC Report – Gold and Climate Change, Decarbonizing Investment Portfolios
WGC Report – Gold: The Most Effective Commodity Investment
WGC Report – The Relevance of Gold as a Strategic Asset 2022
John Hathaway, CFA
Managing Director, Sprott Inc.; Senior Portfolio Manager, Sprott Asset Management USA
“Gold is a hedge against systemic risks, including inflation, deflation, monetary regime change, or just the plain monetary malpractice that seems prevalent now, consequences still to be determined.”
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Platinum: The Rarest Precious Metal
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In Gold We Trust Report 2022 - Stagflation 2.0
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Silver Education Center
Silver is an attractive store of value that stands to benefit from major technological shifts in the "Green Economy."
Silver Report: Silver Demand and Supply Trends to Watch
Brochure – 10 Reasons to Own Silver
Video – Silver: A History of Innovation
Report – World Silver Survey 2022
demand components.
Podcast S1 E9 – Silver is Everywhere
Report – Nature's First Green is Silver
Report – Silver’s Clean Energy Future
Webcast – Silver Fundamentals Shine Bright
Report – Silver's Growing Role in the Automotive Industry
Report – Silver's Important Role in Solar Power
Maria Smirnova, CFA
Managing Director, Sprott Inc.; Senior Portfolio Manager & Chief Investment Officer, Sprott Asset Management
“Silver is an interesting beast because it’s not quite like gold, which mostly serves as a monetary/investment vehicle. Silver has two primary functions... industrial uses comprise half of the silver demand and investment uses claim the other half, including coins and bars, jewelry and silverware. Both sides of this story are quite positive for silver.”
Platinum and Palladium Education Center
The supply-demand dynamics for platinum and palladium are intertwined, as these metals are often co-byproducts in the same mining location. Each often substitutes for the other in several industrial applications, including automotive catalytic converters.
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Video - Platinum: The Rarest of Precious Metals
Platinum is a metal that represents power, prestige, and a sense of great accomplishment. Platinum is a key element in catalytic converters for vehicles, and is used as a catalyst in the chemical industry and in the creation of life-saving anti-cancer drugs.
Video – Platinum: The Rarest Precious Metal
Podcast S1 E4 – Platinum and Palladium Explained
Report – Palladium: An Introduction for Platinum and Palladium Investors
Report – Pandemic Provides Catalyst for Higher Platinum Prices
Report – The Palladium Play – Part 1
Report – The Palladium Play – Part 2
Report – The Platinum Opportunity – Part 1
Report – The Platinum Opportunity – Part 2
Report – WPIC: Platinum 101 – An Introduction for Investors
Report – WPIC: Industrial Demand for Platinum
Shree Kargutkar, CFA
Managing Director, Sprott Inc.; Senior Portfolio Manager, Sprott Asset Management, LP
"The supply of both platinum and palladium is rather steady, with both amounting to approximately 250-280 tonnes every year. While most platinum (~90%) is produced in the South African region (including Zimbabwe), a large supply of palladium comes from Russia (29%) and South Africa (27%) and is generally mined as a by-product of nickel mines in Russia and platinum mines in South Africa.”
Uranium Education Center
Nuclear power is the largest source of clean energy in the U.S. and is created through "fission", which involves the splitting of uranium atoms.1
Webcast – Uranium Miners and the Clean Energy Opportunity
Video - How It's Made - Uranium Part 1
Watch and learn how uranium is mined and milled in northern Saskatchewan.
Excerpt from a 2016 episode of How It's Made - a Discovery Communications televised program.
Video - How It's Made - Uranium Part 2
Watch and learn how uranium is mined and milled in northern Saskatchewan.
Excerpt from a 2016 episode of How It's Made - a Discovery Communications televised program.
Podcast S2 E4 – Uncovering the World of Uranium
White Paper – Unearthing Opportunity: Uranium Miners and the Global Clean Energy Transition
Video – Uranium: Born of the Stars
Podcast S2 E2 – Uranium Update
Webcast – Uranium & Nuclear Energy: Critical to the Clean Energy Transition
Diagram – Ranked: Nuclear Power Production, by Country
Infographic – Uranium: A Key Element to Achieve a Net-Zero Carbon Future
Infographic – Smashing Atoms: The History of Uranium and Nuclear Power
Video – The Bear Market for Uranium is Over
Report – Uranium & Nuclear Power Play a Critical Role in the U.S.
Report – Why Nuclear Power Plant Life Extensions & Uprates Matter
Report – Key Facts about Spent Nuclear Fuel
Webcast – Uranium: A Key Element for a Net-Zero Carbon Future
Podcast S1 E6 – Opportunities in Uranium
Video – Uranium: The Catalyst in the Clean Energy Movement
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John Ciampaglia, CFA, FCSI
Senior Managing Director, Sprott Inc.; Chief Executive Officer, Sprott Asset Management
“Nuclear radiation exposure is minimal compared to the many sources of radiation we could come across in our daily lives. ~80% of an average person’s annual radiation exposure comes from natural sources, such as sunlight, soil and water, while ~18% comes from man-made sources such as computers, cell phones and x-rays. Less than only 1% comes from the nuclear industry, including uranium exploration and mining.”
1 Source: U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy. "Clean energy", per the U.S. Department of Energy, is defined as energy from these sources: including solar, wind, water, geothermal, bioenergy & nuclear. Please visit https://www.energy.gov/clean-energy for more details.
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