Silver price slump exaggerated; Rebound Coming: Coeur

``Coeur Mining Inc., which started mining silver almost a century ago in the Rocky Mountains of Idaho, said a price slump for the precious metal is probably exaggerated as demand surged last year. Silver used in electronics, which represents about half of industrial demand, will rise as much as 5 percent this year, Chief Executive Officer Mitchell Krebs said in an interview from Toronto. A rebound in investor appetite for silver bars and coins will also aid the recovery, he said... Total physical demand for silver rose 13 percent in 2013 to a record on retail investment in silver bars and coins, the Silver Institute said in a study it published May 14. ''