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Kootenay Silver (TSXV:KTN) announced that it is preparing to conduct a 3,000 metre drill program on its 100% owned La Cigarra silver project located in Chihuahua State, Mexico. The targeted drill program, scheduled to commence in Q3 2016 is designed to test the high priority RAM target and to expand La Cigarra's current mineral resource estimate by targeting continuity of high-grade trends recently identified within the resource. As quoted in the press release: Drill testing on La Cigarra will test the continuity of several high-grade trends identified within the deposit with focus on stepping out from existing mineralization along the extensions of [...]

After a five-year decline of 51.93 percent, 2016 has been silver's comeback year, with the metal gaining 23.58 percent year-to-date. The silver price is sitting at $17.38 per ounce as of June 15, however the majority of analysts polled in FocusEconomics' June 2016 report see prices for the metal ending 2016 at lower levels than they are presently. Although FocusEconomics' panelists don't see the silver price rising until the fourth quarter of 2017, the report states market fundamentals dictated by concerns over the global economy-and particularly China's slowdown-will help to bring about an increase in silver prices long term. On the other hand, Money [...]

THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – June 15, 2016) - SOURCE EXPLORATION CORP. (the “Company” or “Source”) (TSX VENTURE:SOP) The Company has filed a response as a third party of interest after receiving notification of an appeal by a neighbouring concession owner to an earlier decision by the General Bureau of Mining located in Mexico City regarding an overlapping area of its Las Minas property. The overlapping area comprises approximately 11% of the Las Minas project. The Corporation's interest in the Las Minas Project is held through its Mexican Subsidiary Roca Verde, S.A. de C.V. (Roca Verde) which owns one concession and [...]

SARASOTA, FLA. (June 15, 2016) -The Rev. Dr. James Gore King McClure Collection certified by Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC®) achieved strong prices in virtually all categories when it was sold at Heritage Auctions' June 8-13 Long Beach sale. Assembled from the 1860s to the 1930s, the Rev. Dr. McClure Collection was kept intact from 1932 until its recent sale. Considered to be one of the finest “time capsule collections” ever offered, the McClure collection gave numismatists a unique look at the interests of a collector of a bygone era. The opportunity to acquire an example from such a historic collection [...]

Gold and Silver News and Commentary Gold hits near six-week highs ahead of Fed, Brexit vote (GoldCore via Reuters) Gold gains ground for 5th straight session (GoldCore via Marketwatch) Gold Holds Near Five-Week High as Brexit Concerns Spur Demand (Bloomberg) Exclusive – ECB would pledge to backstop markets after a Brexit (Reuters) NATO to send troops to deter Russia, Putin orders snap checks (Reuters) Watch Gold Jump To $1,400 If U.K. Votes To Brexit (Marketwatch) The Case for Gold Is Stronger Than Ever (Ron Paul via Daily Reckoning) Gold Futures – Market Manipulation or Legitimate Selling? (TF Metals Report) Global [...]

1933 TEN RINGS IN AT $881,250! A stunning gem 1909-O $5 Indian graded PCGS/CAC MS65 has realized $517,000 (with 17.5% buyer's premium) at the recent Goldberg Auctions sale on June 6. The offering was one of a select group of superb-quality gold pieces billed as the Midwestern Family Collection. These coins were are recently graded at PCGS for the first time and completely fresh to the marketplace, adding to their desirability. The 1933 $10 Indian, graded PCGS/CAC MS66, rang in at nearly $1 million. Both coins make a clear indication that the current U.S. rare coin market is healthy while [...]

Gold and Silver News and Commentary If BREXIT Happens – “Gold Will Be The World's Strongest Currency”  (Zero Hedge) Brexit and Gold (Townhall) Fake gold and silver coins 'flooding' market (NBC) Looming 'Brexit' Vote Rattles Global Markets (WSJ) Brexit's First 100 Days Promise Chaos, Fear, Damage Limitation (Bloomberg) Read More Here Gold hits 4-week high as Brexit vote shakes stocks (CNBC) Asian Stocks Battered by Brexit Angst as Pound Falls; Bonds Gain (Bloomberg) Gold holds near four-week high, Fed meeting in focus (Reuters) Chinese buyers push bitcoin price to highest level since Mt. Gox blowup (Marketwatch) Gold Advances to Four-Week [...]

American CuMo Mining Corporation (TSXV:MLY,OTCPINK:MLYCF) announced that it has agreed to appoint Mr. He Yu, President and CEO of MCC8 Capital Limited, as Non-Executive Chairman of Idaho CuMo Mining Corporation. Mr. He's role will be to represent Idaho CuMo Mining in China and to provide project management services for accessing large Chinese financial institutions and private investors for funding, and for strategic off-take sales agreements. Mr. He earned his LL.B and Juris Doctor (JD) equivalent degrees from two of the most prestigious law schools in China respectively and graduated from a Post-JD Program at Harvard University. As quoted in the [...]

Cyprium Mining (TSXV:CUG) has announced the results from the nine underground samples as part of its ongoing exploration program of the Tunel body of the Potosi silver mine in Mexico. As quoted in the press release: The results announced today are part of the first phase of work, exploration and evaluation of the mineralization on levels 2 to 4 of the Potosi mine near the Potosi No. 3 shaft, termed the Tunel body. Access to the area is via the portal of the main tunnel from the surface on level 0 and various irregular workings that connect to the lower [...]

(Atlanta, Georgia) - The updated and revised fifth edition of the Guide Book of United States Paper Money will be available in late July, with its official debut at the American Numismatic Association World's Fair of Money in Anaheim on August 9, 2016. The new book, a history and price guide on the paper currency of the United States, is by award-winning numismatists Arthur and Ira Friedberg. The 416-page guide is printed in full color with hundreds of high-resolution images. It retails for $24.95 and is available online (including at Whitman.com) and from booksellers and hobby retailers nationwide. The Guide [...]