In Case You Missed It – Week Ended March 5, 2016

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In Case You Missed It – Week Ended March 5, 2016. Stories from the week ended March 5, 2016. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton won the bulk of the presidential primaries and caucuses. Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders won a few and Marco Rubio won one. Mitt Romney gave a speech attacking Donald Trump and Read More →

Indian Silver Imports in Perspective

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Indian Silver Imports Were a Record 8,506 Tonnes (273,473,854 ounces) in 2015. 2015 Indian Silver Imports were nearly six times larger than 2015’s record sales of American Silver Eagles and nearly 1/3 of the entire estimated 2015 global silver mining production. In 2015, India imported over 8,500 tonnes of silver. This was up 20% from Read More →

Silver and Gold Sales at the U.S. Mint In February 2016

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Silver Eagles Flying High In this podcast, Rory Hall and I from the Daily Coin review the February 2016 silver and gold sales at the U.S. Mint. Sales of American Silver Eagles set a February record of nearly five million. We discuss the impact of surging American Eagle demand on the silver market, the U.S. Read More →

Perth Mint Silver Sales Top One Million Ounces in February

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Perth Mint Silver Sales Top One Million Ounces For the Six Month In A Row. February Perth Mint silver sales of 1,049,062 ounces were up 168% year over year. Silver Kangaroo bullion coin continues to drive massive silver sales. February Perth Mint gold sales of 37,063 ounces were up 15.9% year over year. Silver Sales Read More →

Sales Of American Silver Eagles Smash February Record

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Silver and Gold Sales at the U.S. Mint in February 2016. Sales of American Silver Eagle Coins set a February record of 4,782,000. Sales of American Silver Eagles in February 2016 were 58.2 % greater than February 2015 sales. February American Silver Eagle sales were limited by U.S. Mint rationing to its Authorized Purchasers. Sales Read More →

In Case You Missed It – Week Ended February 27, 2016.

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In Case You Missed It – Week Ended February 27, 2016. Stories from the week ended February 27, 2016. The big economic stories of the week revolved around the extremely volatile gold, silver oil and currency markets. Gold and silver Gold closed last week at $1226.00 and closed this week at $1221.80 Silver closed last Read More →

Smaulgld Discusses The Silver Market With The Daily Coin – Podcast

Check out all the Smaulgld podcasts here. Please consider making a small donation to Smaulgld.com. Thanks! Update February 25, 2016: Silver Standard Resources Reports Record Silver Production in 2015 First Majestic reports an increase in silver mining production in Q4 2015 vs Q4 2014 and year over year increase Pan American Silver Reports Record Silver Read More →

Russia Increases Gold Reserves by 700,000 Ounces in January 2016

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Russian Gold Reserves. The Central Bank of the Russian Federation added 700,000 ounces (21.77 tonnes) of gold to its reserves in January. Russia now has 1,437 tonnes of gold in reserve; the sixth most of any nation. Russian Gold Reserves After adding 6,700,000 ounces (208 tonnes) of gold to her reserves in 2015, the Central Read More →

In Case You Missed It – Week Ended February 20, 2016

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In Case You Missed It – Week Ended February 20, 2016. Stories from the week ended February 20 2016. The big economic stories of the week revolved around the extremely volatile gold, silver oil and currency markets. Gold and silver Gold closed last week at $1237.90 and closed this week at $1226.00 Silver closed last Read More →

Global Silver Mining Production Increases In 2015

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Global Silver Mining Production Increases In 2015. The U.S. Geological Survey estimates that global silver mining production increased about 2% in 2015 vs. 2014. Update May 5, 2016: Silver Institute reports silver mining production grew 2.1% in 2015* Update February 25, 2016: Silver Standard Resources Reports Record Silver Production in 2015 First Majestic reports an Read More →