Investment activity was the principal driver of fluctuations in the silver price in 2011, said the World Silver Survey.
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Total silver demand rose to 1.048 billion ounces from 1.039 billion in 2011, according to the World Silver Survey 2013.
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Also competing will be 1500m world silver medallist Lisa Dobriskey and 800m bronze winner Jenny Meadows.
The London-based consultancy independently researched and compiled the World Silver Survey 2012 released by the Silver Institute Thursday.
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Silver went to world champion Catherine Ndereba of Kenya with bronze for Deena Kastor of the United States.
World silver medallist Dobriskey endured a torrid time in the women's 1500m and was never in touch with the leaders.
With 100m world silver medallist Kerron Stewart anchoring the team, they proved too strong for the Bahamas, with the Germans taking a surprise bronze.
Olympic and world silver medallist Lorranine Fenton from Jamaica clinched top spot, smashing through the 50 seconds barrier with a season's best time of 49.71secs.
Total silver supply from all of these sources climbed to 1.048 billion ounces in 2012 from 1.039 billion the year before, according to the World Silver Survey 2013.
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The world silver medallist powered past in the final five metres to win in 9.89 seconds in the absence of Usain Bolt, who will run the 200m on Sunday.
Noguchi, the world silver medallist, produced a killer surge up a series of inclines just after the halfway mark to break clear and win in two hours 26.20 minutes.
Prior to arriving in Rochester, Rolston spent seven seasons as a head coach with USA Hockey's national program, leading the under-18 squad to three gold medals and a silver in four world championship appearances.
Demus, the 2005 world silver medallist who missed the 2007 worlds for the birth of her twin sons, just managed to stave off the late challenge of Lucas and admitted she was to blame for her defeat.
Together, the twins won bronze in the 4x400m relay at the European Championships and earlier in the year, the pair were part of Belgium's relay team that won silver at the World Indoor Championships in Doha, Qatar.
Rival Usain Bolt, the Olympic and world champion, is scheduled to make seven appearances on the circuit, with his first in China, and is likely to meet close rival and world silver medallist Tyson Gay at least three times.
In 2010, at 16, she became the first Englishwoman to win a medal at the Commonwealth Games, taking home the bronze, and added silver at the World Youth Games the following year before hitting the big stage at London 2012.
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Usain Bolt, the 100m Olympic and world champion, is scheduled to make seven appearances on the circuit, with his first in China this weekend, and is likely to meet close rival and world silver medallist Tyson Gay at least three times.
The report from the Youth Olympics working group, headed by German Olympic silver medallist and world champion fencer Claudia Bokel, praised Glasgow's bid for its use of existing venues and for drawing on the experience of both the Commonwealth Games and last year's Olympic Games in London.
Meadows is one of Britain's main hopes for a medal after winning 800m silver and bronze at world level last year.
Obi, who won the Silver Ball at the World Youth Championship in Holland, signed for Manchester United on 29 April.
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The anterior cruciate ligament problem halted his progress after he won silver at the 2007 world championships -- another first for Japan.
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Holm, the world outdoor silver medallist in Paris last year, failed twice at 2.34 but cleared the bar with his final attempt.
Shittu insists Obi, who won the Silver Ball at the World Youth Championship in Holland, does not want to complete a transfer to Manchester United.
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Campbell, who lost his 2002 European relay gold and 2003 World relay silver after Chambers' positive tests, says his former team-mate is a changed man.
He led the team to silver at the 2002 World Championships and 2004 Paralympic bronze but they were only fifth at last week's World Championships in Holland.
In his comeback race Chambers claimed a silver medal at the World Indoor Championships in Valencia, setting a personal best time of 6.54 seconds in the 60 meters.
Kotova took silver ahead of 1999 world champion, Niurka Montalvo.
The world championship silver medalist beckoned team-mates Brimin Kipruto and Paul Kipsiele Koech over the line after him as he took gold in a time of eight minutes 5.81 seconds.
After winning World Championship bronze in 2009 and World Indoor silver in Doha earlier this year Meadows is beginning to come to terms with being one of the favourites each time she races.
Long jump rivals Chris Tomlinson, the 2008 World indoor silver medalist, and 2006 European silver medalist Greg Rutherford, who will represent Newcastle, will also go head-to-head in a potentially explosive battle.
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