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Silvercorp Metals Inc. (TSX:SVM, NYSEMKT:SVM) is one of the world's lowest-cost, highest-margin primary silver producers. The Canadian mining company holds a portfolio of producing silver-lead-zinc mines inChina, including the multi-mine Ying District in Henan Province and its newest mine the GC Mine in Guangdong Province. In a recent feature in Northernminer the article highlights that Silvercorp is coming off a stellar 18 months wherein it generated significant shareholder value. The company has leveraged a strategic land position in China's Yinghigh-grade silver-lead-zinc district, alongside an innovative approach to underground, narrow-vein mining, to emerge as one of the highest-margin miners in the [...]

US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin visits Fort Knox Gold Later tweeted 'Glad gold is safe!' Only the third Treasury Secretary to visit the fortified vault, last visit was 1948 Last Congressional visit was 1974 Speculation over existence of gold in Fort Knox is rife Concerns over Federal Reserves lack of interest in carrying to an audit on gold Gold was last counted in 1953, nine yearsbefore Mnuchin was born Mnuchin may be looking to prevent countries and states from worrying about and repatriatingtheir gold US Treasury Secretary 'assumes' the gold is still in Fort Knox, 64 years after it was [...]

El Capitan Precious Metals (OTCQB: ECPN) confirms that it received its first payment on the sale of precious metals extracted from El Capitan ore in June of this year from a domestic precious metals refinery. The Company has since dispatched a second shipment of precious metal alloy bars to the refinery for processing and payment. According to John F Stapleton, Chairman and CEO, the first shipment-weighing slightly over four pounds-was a key step in establishing protocols and procedures that will be implemented in future, larger translations. The second shipment of precious metal alloy bars had a total weight of approximately [...]

The Sage of Omaha's adage isit's far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price than a fair company at a wonderful price. Editor: Mark O'Byrne But for Warren Buffett the current environment doesn't appear to be offering up any wonderful companies at fair valuations. The situation is so bad that the cash stockpile of Berkshire Hathaway has more than doubled in the last four years, from under $40 billion to $100bn. The infamous investor is famed for his investment approach of pouncing on companies when they run in to problems and are seemingly undervalued. At the moment [...]

Hannan Metals(TSXV:HAN)announces the filing of an independent National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report on The Mineral Resource Estimate for the Kilbricken Zinc-Silver-Lead-Copper Project Co. Clare, Ireland For Hannan Metals Ltd (the NI 43-101 Technical Report) in support of the Company's news release datedJuly 10, 2017. The NI 43-101 Technical Report was authored by Mr. Geoff Reed of Reed Leyton Consultants and Dr. John Colthurst who are independent qualified persons as defined by National Instrument 43-101. The NI 43-101 Technical Report may be found on the Company's website atwww.hannanmetals.comor under the Company's profile on SEDAR atwww.sedar.com. Mr. Michael Hudson, CEO and Chairman, [...]

US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin visits Fort Knox Gold Later tweeted 'Glad gold is safe!' Only the third Treasury Secretary to visit the fortified vault, last visit was 1948 Last Congressional visit was 1974 Speculation over existence of gold in Fort Knox is rife Concerns over Federal Reserves lack of interest in carrying to an audit on gold Gold was last counted in 1953, nine yearsbefore Mnuchin was born Mnuchin may be looking to prevent countries and states from worrying about and repatriatingtheir gold US Treasury Secretary 'assumes' the gold is still in Fort Knox, 64 years after it was [...]

The Sage of Omaha's adage isit's far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price than a fair company at a wonderful price. Editor: Mark O'Byrne But for Warren Buffett the current environment doesn't appear to be offering up any wonderful companies at fair valuations. The situation is so bad that the cash stockpile of Berkshire Hathaway has more than doubled in the last four years, from under $40 billion to $100bn. The infamous investor is famed for his investment approach of pouncing on companies when they run in to problems and are seemingly undervalued. At the moment [...]

Dolly Varden Silver (TSX.V: DV | U.S.: DOLLF)(the Company or Dolly Varden) is pleased to announce results from five more holes from the 2017 program on the Dolly Varden Silver Project in the Golden Triangle of northwesternBritish Columbia. Holes DV17-044 to 048 were drilled from the north side of the Dolly Varden Deposit Area, which is one of four deposits and over 50 exploration targets on the property. Hole DV17-048 intersected three mineralized structures. The first structure corresponds to the silver-rich Dolly Varden Vein, and the lower two intercepts correspond to more base metal-rich zones. Hole DV17-048 Upper Zone yielded [...]

SANTA ANA, CA. - The Stack's Bowers Galleries Official Auction of the 2017 ANA World's Fair of Money met with incredible success, realizing a total of $19.2 million across all sessions, including over $12.4 million in United States coins. Showcasing the High Rise Collection, the Magnolia Collection, and other important properties, the sale offered an incomparable lineup of rarities that included the finest known 1853-O No Arrows half dollar and the Lord St. Oswald-Norweb 1794 Flowing Hair dollar. (All prices include the buyer's fee). A selection of significant medals highlighted the Numismatic Americana that inaugurated the sale on Tuesday, August [...]

Gold and silver rise as stocks fall sharply after Barcelona attack Gold, silver 0.6% higher in week after last weeks 2%, 5% rise Palladium +36% ytd, breaks out & reaches 16 year high (chart) Gold to silver ratio falls to mid 75s after silvergains last week Perfect storm of financial and geopolitical tensions is driving safe haven demand and should see higher prices Weekly closeover $1,300 could see gold quickly test $1,400 Palladium at 16 year highs today; gold, silver in coming months? 2017 YTD Relative Performance (Finviz) Editor Mark O'Byrne This morning readers woke to the news that a [...]