RE:Silver/Zinc Fallout As Rising Energy Costs Close SmeltersI believe 15:1 was like a hundred years ago and in modern times it's never been near that. I think during the Hunt Bros. squeeze might have gotten to 20:1 but was very short lived. I get his point but these guys keep using these antiquated ratios to hype things. Silver pundits have been crying $200 silver for years. Good grief, we can't even maintain $25 for any length of time but they prognosticate these lofty prices. If, and a big if, Ag ever got to $200 it would be extremely short lived IMO. Don't get me wrong, I love silver and hold large quantities of bullion and respective miners but I think we need to keeo things realistic. I'd be happy with $30 or $40. Maybe with the zinc issue we'll get there, but $200, come on!