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Fortuna Silver Mines (NYSE:FSM)(TSX:FVI)is pleased to announce second quarter 2017 production results from its two operating mines in Latin America, the San Jose Mine in Mexico and the Caylloma Mine in Peru. The company produced 2.1 million ounces of silver, 14,547 ounces of gold, plus base metal by-products. Silver and gold production for the first six months totaled 4.2 million ounces and 27,747 ounces respectively; being 1 percent and 4 percent above the company's mid-year projection. Fortuna is on schedule to produce 8.1 million ounces of silver and 52.4 thousand ounces of gold or 11.2 million Ag Eq* ounces in [...]

SANTA ANA, CA. - Stack's Bowers Galleries is thrilled to present an incredible lineup of United States coins in their Official Auction of the 2017 ANA World's Fair of Money, August 1-5 in Denver, Colorado. Showcasing the High Rise Collection, the Magnolia Collection, and other important properties, this sale is poised to be the numismatic event of the summer, with highlights that include the finest known 1853-O No Arrows half dollar and the Lord St. Oswald-Norweb 1794 Flowing Hair dollar. Session One on Tuesday, August 1 begins with an exciting selection of Numismatic Americana, from Betts medals to Indian Peace [...]

The final tally for Stack's Bowers Baltimore U.S. coin auction sessions was more than $5.3 million, with the top spot going to a PCGS certified AU58 1881 double eagle, a famous low-mintage date. The realized price for this rarity was $88,125, which reminded us that, earlier this week, Stack's Bowers made the announcement that they will be standardizing their auction buyer's premium to 20%. This raise will go into effect following the conclusion of their sale at the World's Fair of Money in early August. Previously, Stacks had various buyer's premiums depending on the format of their sale. At the [...]

India gold imports in H1, 2017 greater than all of 2016 India imported 521 tonnes of gold in first half of2017 H1 figure for gold imports $22.2 Bln versus $23 Bln in all '16 Gold demand was up 15% year- on-year in the first quarter June gold imports climbed to an estimated 75 tonnes from 22.7 tonnes a year ago Annual total set to surpass900 tons, strongest year since '12 I trust gold more than the currencies of countries 63% of Indians in Survey Editor:Mark O'Byrne *Special Offer Gold Sovereigns at 3% Premium (see below)* Gold imports into Indiahave surged [...]

AbraPlata Resource TSX.V:ABRA (AbraPlata or the Company) (ABRA) (frankfurt:1AH) (otcqb:ABBRF) is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement to acquire certain third party mineral rights that, as a result of a long-standing border dispute between two neighbouring provinces in northwestern Argentina, overlap, and potentially conflict with, the Company's mineral rights to its Diablillos Ag-Au project. The acquisition of the potentially conflicting mineral rights will allow the Company to retain its title to the Diablillos Ag-Au project regardless of the ultimate outcome of the provincial border dispute. Hernan Zaballa, Executive Chairman of AbraPlata, said: We are extremely pleased to [...]

Silver's plunge is nearing completion Bloomberg analyst Silver's 10% sharp fallin seconds remains mystery Plunge despite anemic global supply and strong demand Total silver supply declined in '16 lowest level since '13 Silver mine production down in '16, first time in 14 years Total silver supply decreased by 32.6 MlnOzs in 2016 Supply deficit in 2016-fourth consecutive year (see table) Falling knife caution but opportunity presenting itself Silver has had a torrid time of late with a the flash crash seeing a massive $450 million silver futures sell order pushing silver 10% lower in seconds andfollow through selling later Friday [...]

Kootenay Silver (TSXV:KTN) is pleased to announce that Pan American Silver Corp. (Pan American) has informed Kootenay that a drill program has commenced on the Company's La Negra high grade silver discovery contained within the Promontorio Mineral Belt Project located in Sonora State, Mexico. The program, operated by Pan American, will total approximately 4,055 meters of core drilling over 25 holes. Drilling will focus on brownfield targets and consist of primarily infill drilling as well as step out holes to depth. The drill program is part of an earn-in option agreement between Kootenay and Pan American that provides Kootenay with [...]

Gold and silver futures marked a second day of modest gains Tuesday after logging multi-month lows on Friday. Gold for August delivery added $1.50, or 0.1%, to settle at $1,214.70 an ounce on the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Enforcer Gold's (TSXV:VEIN) is pleased to provide an update of its exploration activities at the Montalembert Gold Project, including the discovery of high-grade gold mineralization in a new exposure along the No. 2 Vein. Visible Gold in Channel Sample on the No. 2 Vein President & CEO, Steve Roebuck, comments: We are pleased to report on the early success of Enforcer's first field program at Montalembert, including the discovery of an impressive occurrence of visible gold within new exposure 51 m north along the No. 2 vein extension. In addition, preliminary IP results from surveying to the north of the [...]

Bloomberg's Mark Cudmore said the first day of silver and gold futures trading on the London Metal Exchange (LME) could provide a fresh source of excitement and buying interest, but that doesn't appear to be the case. According to the Financial Times, the new futures contracts, called LMEprecious, got off to a lackluster start. Just 41,500 troy ounces of gold and 15,000 troy ounces of silver were traded on Monday (July 10). That's much less than the daily average of 20.8 million ounces transferred in the OTCmarket in May. Kate Eged, head of precious metals at the LME, told the [...]