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2016 was a rollercoaster year and precious metals, including silver, were impacted by political concerns and uncertainty worldwide, such as Brexit results and the US election outcome. Silver prices steadily increased during the first half of the year, reaching a high of $20.28 per ounce in July. Even though the white metal pulled back to hit a low of $15.76 in December, market participants were hopeful about silver's prospects in 2017. As 2016 drew to a close, many were asking the question, “is silver going up in 2017?” and finding out that the answer might be “yes”. In particular, silver [...]

Gold, silver and zinc were some of the most-discussed metals at this year's Vancouver Resource Investment Conference (VRIC). Many speakers, including Louis James, Peter Spina and Brien Lundin, said they are bullish on one or more of those metals, while well-known mining financier Frank Giustra said he feels positive about all three. And on the tungsten side, there's hope for higher prices in 2017. Scroll on to view the Investing News Network's VRIC interviews with executives from five companies focused on those commodities. All have plenty of insight to share on their projects and the market today. You can also click here to view our [...]

In the wide spectrum encompassing the pricing of United States rare coins, we find the most challenging task is pricing mid-to low-grade circulated coins. We recognize that the average coin shop owner spends much more time evaluating, buying, and selling relatively cheap circulated coins rather than gem mint state type, so we are very concerned with accuracy of these values. Unfortunately, pricing data is more difficult to acquire because most of the items are not valuable enough to sell at auction where public records can be accessed. While many of the dealers of certified coins valued at $500 and up [...]

Kootenay Silver (TSXV:KTN)  is pleased to announce drilling has returned a series of high-grade silver intercepts from the latest 13 holes of a multi-phase drill program being conducted and operated by Pan American Silver Corp. (“Pan American”) on its La Negra silver discovery in Sonora, Mexico. The definition drill program on La Negra is part of an earn-in option agreement between Kootenay and Pan American that provides Kootenay with a series of work and cash commitments and a carried to production interest on La Negra. All holes reported are infill and step out drilling down dip on the La Negra [...]

Silver Price To Surge As “Investors and Users Fighting Over Available Physical Supplies” One of the world's foremost silver analysts Theodore Butler has elaborated on another “powerful” bullish factor which “screams at us to buy silver”. Mr. Butler is one of the leading experts on the silver market and he elaborates on his very positive outlook for silver prices in an article entitled 'Another Unique Blow-Off Factor' published on Silver Seek yesterday:  The reason that this knowledge is so important is because the COMEX is the primary place where silver prices are set. Forget about China, the dollar, the economy or whatever [...]

Pan American Silver (NASDAQ: PAAS; TSX: PAAS) (“Pan American”, or the “Company”) today reported on its mineral reserves and resources as at December 31, 2016. Pan American's mineral reserves are estimated to contain approximately 286 million ounces of silver and 2.0 million ounces of gold compared with 280 million ounces of silver and 2.1 million ounces of gold at December 31, 2015. As quoted in the press release: “In 2016 we added 38.1 million ounces of new silver mineral reserves, more than replacing the 32.4 million ounces depleted through mining,” said Christopher Emerson, Pan American's Vice President Business Development and [...]

As pricing editors, we are always looking for ways to bring more information to our readership. Today's business environment, regardless of the industry, is built upon rapid transfer of data and immediate access to information. There is little argument that the access to information provided by the Internet and traditional published literature has grown the rare coin market. A novice collector can come up to speed on numismatics much more quickly than in previous generations. One area of the market which gets plenty of attention, and is the focus of many large firms in the rare coin business, is certified [...]

Sierra Metals  (TSX:SMT, BVL:SMT) (“Sierra Metals” or the “Company”) announces the filing of Sociedad Minera Corona S.A.'s (“Corona”) audited Financial Statements and Management Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) for the fourth quarter of 2016 (“Q4 2016”). Operational Improvements at the Yauricocha Mine continue to have very positive impact on financial results. Q4 production second highest in Yauricocha 68 year history despite a 25-day scheduled shutdown in November which was completed in only 10 days for the installation of a new higher capacity hoist at its main production shaft. As quoted in the press release: “I am extremely pleased with the very [...]

SARASOTA, FLA. (February 13, 2017) - Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC®) has released a new mobile app that features some of the most popular research tools from the world's largest third-party coin grading service. Optimized for both smartphones and tablets, the free NGC app is available now in the App Store and Google Play. The NGC app includes the essential Verify NGC Certification resource, an enhanced NGC Census and the latest NGC news. Users can also sign up for an NGC membership through the app. In reflection of NGC's growing international presence, the app can be viewed in English as well [...]

Jim Rogers accumulating gold bullion on dips “Get prepared” as “we're going 'to have the worst economic problems we've had in your lifetime or my lifetime' Warns that Trump and his team are “very, very keen to have trade wars with China and other people” History shows trade wars lead to real wars Cashless Society – Cash-less means Freedom-less Cashless societies are about governments “looking out for themselves first” Gold and silver may head lower but advises accumulating bullion on the dip Advocates storing gold in Singapore Jim Rogers holds a gold coin (Digital Journal) I want to own more gold [...]