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News Flash! AI data centers are some of the hungriest power users ever built, and to satisfy regulators and investors they are being paired with huge solar projects. That matters because every solar panel depends on silver paste, which is heated and hardened into the fine grid lines and contacts that carry electricity. Silver is the most conductive metal of all, and nothing else works as well at scale. Each gigawatt of new solar capacity requires roughly 750,000 ounces of silver, so Meta’s Louisiana AI project alone could add over a million ounces of annual demand — about 1% of the global total — from just one site. Multiply this trend across the rapid build-out of AI campuses worldwide and silver faces a steady new draw from the solar sector layered on top of already tight supply.
That’s why Hecla Mining (HL) stands out. It is the largest U.S. primary silver producer, with low costs thanks to gold, zinc, and lead by-products that subsidize production. Every $5 move in silver translates almost directly into earnings growth, and with gold output adding stability, HL offers both safety and powerful leverage to rising silver prices. If AI expansion keeps driving solar demand, it is the Jones report view that HL is positioned as possibly the best low-priced stock to capture that upside.
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More later so ....Stay tuned, if you dare !
For now, we close by noting that any view on the market and stocks on any particular day may change in the future days to come. That is why we watch and see how our views match up with the reality of the time. But trying to look ahead a few months into the future may be a way to do things. If you think too deep about world events and the recent alliances forming, projecting ahead can be a dicey endeavor. In all - we use the word maybe "some", not "too much" and play it accordingly. Remember, never get arrogant in our various notions because things do change in the market and individual stocks are subject to many factors outside of our control.. So we try to -stay aware.
With all the above caveats and attempted prognostications, I will close this post. Stay tuned for more opining on the market and stocks to watch.
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