Strategic Resource IntelligenceStrategic Resource Intelligence
We handle the
finding out.
Corporate investigations and OSINT for mining, critical materials, and industrial supply chains.
We investigate the people, companies, and public claims that affect strategic-resource projects and the businesses behind them.
Ownership. Commercial interests. Documented connections. Claims tested against original sources. Clear findings for the decisions ahead.
Fuck around. We find out.
What is OSINT?
OSINT stands for open-source intelligence: the collection and analysis of publicly available information to answer a specific question. Sources can include freely accessible records and commercial databases available by subscription.
At SilverWars, we use it to examine companies, commercial relationships, and public claims so you can make decisions with a clearer understanding of the evidence.
- Public sources.
- Corporate filings, archived websites, technical papers, court and property records, and published statements provide the starting material.
- Verified analysis.
- We trace claims to original sources, check dates and calculations, and compare records to identify supported connections, contradictions, and gaps.
- A useful assessment.
- The briefing explains what the evidence establishes, what is inferred, and what remains unknown, with sources you can follow and questions to resolve.
Public-source research example / The Silver Institute auditThe numbers. The funding. The people behind the reports.
Based on SilverWars’ published Silver Institute audit. Research snapshot reviewed 2 October 2026. An independent investigation of the public record.
What can decades of silver-market reporting actually tell a decision maker?
We examined the figures alongside the methods, financial filings and documented relationships behind them.
Check the data.
We indexed 37 survey and historical PDFs and transcribed 4,821 observations. Each retains its report edition and source locator so revisions, forecasts and changes in coverage remain visible.
Follow the funding.
We reviewed 20 archived Form 990 PDFs and traced reported dues, program spending, contractors and overseas market-development work, including China and India. Gaps in donor and program disclosure remain explicit.
Trace the relationships.
We cross-checked KSG’s management relationships and the people behind it against filings, institutional biographies and lobbying disclosures. Each connection has a stated evidentiary basis.
Why it matters
A market-balance estimate, a vault inventory and metal available for delivery answer different questions. Treating them as interchangeable can mislead supply, procurement and investment decisions.
What remains unknown
The record does not establish that industry funding caused a particular estimate. Confidential survey inputs, estimation weights and owners’ willingness to release metal remain unresolved. Unknown availability does not mean zero silver.
The next decision
Define the required form, purity, location, price and delivery date. Then seek evidence of accessible inventory, commitments, refining capacity and logistics before treating an annual deficit as a delivery forecast.
What do you need to find out?
Types of engagements
One URL.
A much bigger story.
We trace archived pages, publication history, public business links, and relevant property records to develop attribution leads and understand the interests surrounding a public source. We distinguish documented connections from clues that still need corroboration.
You receive
A documented trail, prioritized leads, and clear limits on attribution.
Who are you
really hiring?
We examine ownership records, business histories, claimed results, and overlapping interests behind a prospective adviser or partner. The assessment separates a person's documented role from the achievements they attribute to it, and identifies gaps worth resolving.
You receive
An adviser-risk briefing covering ownership, track record, potential conflicts, and unresolved questions.
They make claims.
We check the record.
We test public claims against original reports and records, check the calculations, and distinguish factual errors from supported concerns. We examine the assumptions behind a figure and identify what the available evidence can—and cannot—settle.
You receive
An evidence assessment to inform a substantive response.
What the briefing contains.
Clear findings. Traceable sources. Practical next questions.
Sample contents Tailored to the agreed scope
Executive assessment
Findings and their relevance to your decision.
Source record
Citations, dates and supporting records.
Relationship map or timeline, when relevant
Connections and events, each with an explained basis.
Evidence assessment and unresolved questions
What is established, inferred or still unknown.
Follow-up questions for the decision maker
Practical next steps for management or counsel.
Resources underpin capability.
Material supply, processing capacity, and supplier relationships underpin industrial and military capability. We examine the people, commercial interests, and public claims behind these dependencies to put strategic-resource decisions in context.
Evidence before narrative.
Every finding is tied to its source. We distinguish direct evidence, attributed claims, and analytical judgment. Unresolved questions remain visible. If the record does not support a theory, that is part of the finding.
How an engagement works.
Define the question.
Identify the decision the research must support.
Agree the scope.
Set deliverables, timing and fee before work begins.
Investigate the record.
Collect and cross-check the relevant public sources.
Receive the briefing.
Review findings, limitations and next questions.
Before we begin.
What is OSINT?
OSINT means open-source intelligence: analysis of publicly available information to answer a defined question. Read how we turn public sources into intelligence.
Can you establish who operates a website?
Public records can produce attribution leads. Definitive ownership or authorship may require unavailable information. We explain each finding's confidence and limits.
Is this the same as your investor-relations service?
This is commissioned research. For paid media and audience development, see our Investor Relations page.
How are engagements priced?
Fees depend on scope, source availability and deliverables. We agree pricing and timing before work begins.
What do you need
to find out?
Tell us the company, relationship, public claim, or URL to examine—and the decision you need to make.
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Or email contact@silverwars.com
We will use your inquiry to discuss the question, scope, timing, and fee.