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– Gold corridor from Dubai to China sought by Chinese Gold & Silver Exchange Society – New Asian gold trading corridor could boost demand for 1 kg gold bars – Should increase turnover for yuan-denominated gold coins and bars – President – Secure supplies of physical gold from Middle East and Asia for China – China positioning itself as leading gold trading and owning nation by Karen Yeung in the SCMP The Chinese Gold & Silver Exchange Society (CGSE), Hong Kong's gold exchange, is in talks with Singapore, Myanmar and Dubai to establish a gold commodity corridor to promote yuan-denominated products under China's Belt and [...]

Fireweed Zinc Ltd. (TSXV:FWZ) is pleased to announce filing of the Tom and Jason Mineral Resource Report on www.SEDAR.com . This report titled “NI 43-101 Technical Report on the Macmillan Pass Zinc-Lead-Silver Project, Watson Lake & Mayo Mining Districts, Yukon Territory, Canada” and dated February 24, 2018 (the “Report”) details and supports the Mineral Resource estimates announced by the Company in a news release dated January 10, 2018. The Report was authored by Qualified Persons Dennis Arne, P.Geo., and Leon McGarry, P.Geo., of CSA Global Canada Geosciences Ltd. The report is available on www.SEDAR.com and on the Company's website, www.FireweedZinc.com . Tom and Jason Mineral Resources [...]

– Gold corridor from Dubai to China sought by Chinese Gold & Silver Exchange Society – New Asian gold trading corridor could boost demand for 1 kg gold bars – Should increase turnover for yuan-denominated gold coins and bars – President – Secure supplies of physical gold from Middle East and Asia for China – China positioning itself as leading gold trading and owning nation by Karen Yeung in the SCMP The Chinese Gold & Silver Exchange Society (CGSE), Hong Kong's gold exchange, is in talks with Singapore, Myanmar and Dubai to establish a gold commodity corridor to promote yuan-denominated products under China's Belt and [...]

BY JOHN FEIGENBAUM, PUBLISHER & PATRICK IAN PEREZ, EDITOR One of the brightest spots in the rare coin market over the past year has been better-date gold coins. While the gains have not been universal, and there are some soft spots noted, the general demand for fresh, accurately graded gold coins is real. We've already seen significant demand in the pre-Liberty half eagles and eagles but Liberty and 20th Century issues are now following suit. As an example of what can happen when a fresh better date coin comes to market is the result of a PCGS MS60 1861-O $20 [...]

United States Mint production facilities in Philadelphia and Denver picked up their pace in January. Over 1.6 billion in cents, nickels, dimes, quarters, half-dollars and dollars came from U.S. Mint... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

FIREWEED ZINC LTD. (“Fireweed” or the “Company”) (TSXV:FWZ) is pleased to announce that it has closed the previously announced brokered private placement (please refer to the Company's February 6, 2018 and February 8, 2018 press releases). A total of 5,700,000 common shares of the Company (“Common Shares”) and 3,000,000 flow-through common shares of the Company (“Flow-Through Shares” and together with the Common Shares, the “Shares”) were sold at a price of $1.32 per Common Share and $1.66 per Flow-Through Share, for aggregate gross proceeds to Fireweed of $12,504,000 (the “Offering”). The Offering was made through a syndicate of agents led [...]

– Will digital gold provide the benefits of physical gold? – Digital gold and crypto gold products claim to combine efficiencies of blockchain with value of gold – They are yet to provide the same benefits or safety as owning physical gold – National mints jumping in on the 'sexy blockchain' act  – BOE  declares bitcoin 'not a currency;' Royal Mint launches blockchain gold product – Digital gold, blockchain gold and crypto gold is frequently not fully backed, unallocated, pooled and unsecured gold holdings Editor: Mark O'Byrne At the beginning of last week Bank of England Governor Mark Carney claimed [...]

BY PATRICK IAN PEREZ, EDITOR Last month we reviewed the first part of the monumental Joel R. Anderson Collection of United States paper money, discussing the Demand Notes, Legal Tenders, Compound Interest Treasury Notes, and Interest Bearing Notes. This month we will highlight the Silver Certificates, Treasury Notes, and Gold Certificates. Starting with the Silver Certificates, all of the low denomination notes in the collection are in very high states of preservation. From the $1 through the $5 types, the lowest grade represented is Very Choice 64PPQ (Fr.-263 Rosecrans-Huston Silver Dollar back). Many of the other notes in this sub-set [...]

Precious metals futures moved ahead in their start to the new trading week on Monday. Most of them gained little. Gold for April delivery climbed $2.50, or nearly 0.2%, to finish at $1,332.80 an... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Russian Central Bank Buys Gold 600,000 Ounces In January As Venezuela Launches 'Petro Gold' US-China Trade War Escalates As Further Measures Are Taken Bank Bail-In Risk In European Countries Seen In 5 Key Charts Bitcoin or British Pound 'Pretty Much Failed' As Currency?   News and Commentary Trump Currency Wars – ECB Warn (IrishTimes.com) Gold swings higher as dollar surrenders early gains (Reuters.com) Gold books slight gain as dollar softens (MarketWatch.com) U.S. 30-year mortgage rates rise seventh straight week (Reuters.com) Stocks rebound in broad rally as strong labor data overshadows Fed jitters (MarketWatch.com) Source: ZeroHedge via Econimica blog Twin beliefs propping [...]