As the Chairman of mineral bank First Mining Finance and the CEO of First Majestic Silver, one of the world's largest primary silver producers and this year's best performing stock on the Toronto exchange, Keith Neumeyer has an intimate understanding of silver's strategic importance. Not only has it served as a trusted currency of last resort throughout history, but the modern world simply couldn't function without it.

In his latest interview with SGT Report Neumeyer highlights the fundamentals responsible for silver's meteoric rise. You may recall that Neumeyer is the only Chief Executive who has publicly called out the manipulation schemes being operated by a small concentration of institutional players who are likely acting on the behest of governments and central banks in an attempt to control prices. That manipulation, according to Neumeyer, is now coming to an end, which means silver and gold's recent upward trend is likely only a small taste of what's to come.

I'm a believer in triple digit silver… I am obviously a bull on gold as well… I'm looking at $3000 plus on gold and I'm looking for triple digits on silver… It sounds almost foolish… but we are mining today nine ounces of silver for every ounce of gold… Silver is way more rare than people actually think it is and the market is slowly waking up to that fact. I think the ratio should be trading at more of its natural ratio… closer to 9 or 10… not where it's currently trading of 70-to-1… I don't think that ratio can last and over the next couple years I am expecting the ratio to get to those prices which will translate to triple digit silver.

Watch thefull interview with Keith Neumeyer: Wall Street Knows Silver Is An Exceedingly Rare Strategic Metal