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Bitcoin price action shows cryptos vulnerable to commentary and governmentpolicies Bitcoin falls to low of $2,980, down by $1,000 in week as China flexes muscles Volatility major issue: In 3 days btc fell40% before bouncing25% off lows BIS staterisks of cryptoscannot yet be fully assessed and saystechnology still unproven Apple and Google developing a payment API for cryptos may give governments full oversight Bitcoin and cryptos current volatility and exposure to governmentsunderlines gold's safe haven status Courtesy of CoinDesk Even for bitcoin last week was an eventful week. The price hit a recent low of $2,980, falling 40% and recovering [...]

This document corrects and replaces the press release that was sent Sep 18, 2017 12:38 ET. Two instances of the chemical symbol Au have been changed to Ag in the second and the seventh paragraphs. Metallic Minerals (TSX VENTURE:MMG)(OTC PINK:MMNGF)(Metallic Minerals or the Company) is pleased to announce that it has acquired 100% interest in 53.5 square kilometres (km2) of new mineral properties in the Keno Hill silver district of Canada's Yukon Territory. These properties have potential to host Keno type high-grade silver-lead-zinc mineralization and are adjacent to, or contiguous with, Metallic Minerals' Keno Silver property and Alexco Resource Corp's [...]

Bitcoin price action shows cryptos vulnerable to commentary and governmentpolicies Bitcoin falls to low of $2,980, down by $1,000 in week as China flexes muscles Volatility major issue: In 3 days btc fell40% before bouncing25% off lows BIS staterisks of cryptoscannot yet be fully assessed and saystechnology still unproven Apple and Google developing a payment API for cryptos may give governments full oversight Bitcoin and cryptos current volatility and exposure to governmentsunderlines gold's safe haven status Courtesy of CoinDesk Even for bitcoin last week was an eventful week. The price hit a recent low of $2,980, falling 40% and recovering [...]

Zinc One Resources Inc.(TSXV:Z) (OTC Pink: ZZZOF) (FSE:RH33) (Zinc One or the Company) announces that Zinc One has entered into a binding letter of intent (the LOI) with Nubian Resources Ltd. (Nubian) whereby Zinc One has agreed to sell a 100% interest in one of its non-core assets, the Esquilache Silver Project, located in Southern Peru, to Nubian. Under the terms of the LOI, Nubian paid Zinc One a $25,000 deposit and has agreed to pay $600,000 on closing (the Closing Payment). The Closing Payment will consist of: (i) a minimum of $125,000 in cash and (ii) up to $475,000 [...]

The S&P/TSX Composite Index (INDEXTSI:OSPTX) ended last week upat 15,175.99 points, a gain of 1.27 percent. Gold prices endedthe week down, pulling back from a one-year high touched on September 8. Silver prices dropped as well, as didbase metalsprices. That said,copper rebounded on Friday after losing more than 7 percent since September 5. Against that backdrop,a number of TSX-listed stocks in the mining sector saw share price increases last week. Twolithium stocksmade the list, as did companies focused on othercommodities. The five biggest gainers were: Katanga Mining (TSX:WRN) Largo Resources (TSX:LGO) Lithium Americas (TSX:LAC) Tahoe Resources (TSX:THO) Nemaska Lithium (TSX:NMX) [...]

Orex Minerals (TSX-V: REX - OTCQX: ORMNF)(Orex) was made aware earlier today that Canasil Resources (TSX.V: CLZ or Canasil) has been named in a lawsuit brought by Pan American Silver (Pan American) with the BC Supreme Court regarding the mineral claims making up the Sandra Escobar Project (the Project) in Durango state, Mexico. As announced onJanuary 16, 2017, Orex earned a 55% ownership interest in the Project by paying Canasil CAD$500,000and spending more than USD$2,000,000in exploration and development at the Project pursuant to an option agreement with Canasil datedSeptember 15, 2015. While Pan American's claim, if proved, could impact Orex's [...]

North Korea threatens to reduce the U.S. to 'ashes and darkness' Markets becoming used to ongoing provocations from North Korea Russia and China continue to support watered down versions of sanctions on Kim's regime Both NATO and Russia running war games on one another's borders Putin says Russia willgive a suitable response to NATOs threatening behaviour Gold set to climb as fears over economy and war will drive safe haven demand Source: Bloomberg This year North Korea has launched a dozen missiles. With the latest one it has threatened the U.S. with 'ashes and darkness' as Kim believes it 'should [...]

Readers will be encouraged to see a bundle of plus signs this week, due to a variety of factors. The positive movement of the gold spot price in the past week has helped certified generic gold. As we discussed on the cover of this week's Greysheet, a perfect storm of natural disasters, geopolitical unease, and a falling dollar has contributed to this rally in metals. Additional positive movement comes from an increase of sight-unseen bids on CDN Exchange. The folks at Heritage are feeling bullish as their wholesale trading department has posted bids for type coins, dated 20th century gold, [...]

BacTech Environmental (CSE:BAC, OTC Pink-BCCEF), (BacTech or the Company) today announces the summary of a recently completed National Instrument 43-101 Mineral Resource Estimate on its' Telamayu,Boliviatailings reclamation project. The recent 57 drill hole campaign and subsequent assay results form the basis of the resource calculation. Project Overview The project involves the environmental remediation of the Antiguo tailings with an option on the Nuevo tailings, both situated at the Telamayu mill site situated near the town of Atocha in the Department of Potosi inBolivia. As part of the remediation process BacTech will recover silver, tin, and copper utilizing a conventional gravity [...]

U.S. Coins auction exceeds $9.1 million; 99 percent sold DALLAS, Texas (Sept. 14, 2017) More than $21.5 million worth of U.S. coins, world & ancient coins and currency changed hands during Heritage Auctions' as more than 99 percent of U.S. coins by value and quantity were sold. The Sept. 6-12 auctions, held in conjunctions with the Long Beach Coin & Collectibles Expo, saw intense bidder interest in 18th Century copper coinage and rare Russian coinage of discernable quality. Nearcomplete sell-through rates are important to our clients and serve as a barometer to the overall health of the collecting market, said [...]