Mauritius expects, within five years, to refine, store and annually trade $6.5 billion worth of gold through MINDEX, backed by international gold traders.

Nearly 80 percent of the world's palladium supply is used by the automobile industry in catalytic converters, a demand that has doubled in the last 10 years.

The World Platinum Investment Council reports the precious metal supply was in a deficit during the first three months of 2018 .

The Liberty Dollar voluntary barter currency concept is being resurrected as an asset-backed cryptocurrency.

The Valley Center History Museum in Valley Center, California, has mounted an exhibit marking the 170th anniversary of the discovery of gold in California.

Trafalgar Square is the latest subject of the Royal Mint’s Landmarks of Britain 1-ounce silver bullion coin series.

In May, for the fourth consecutive month, the American Eagle half-ounce gold $25 bullion coin failed to find a buyer among the Mint's authorized purchasers.

The Royal Mint’s Two Dragons 1-ounce gold £100 bullion coin has a mintage limit of 5,000 pieces.

Pan American Silver Corp. produced 6.1 million ounces of silver and 46,200 ounces of gold during the first quarter of calendar year 2018.

Gold production doubled in the past 30 years, but few expect that trend to continue, says Mark Fellows, mine supply analyst for Metals Focus.

On May 14, 1973, gold topped $100 an ounce for the first time on the London Market, though in the United States, the official price was much different.

The U.S. Mint recorded slight sales increases for gold bullion coins in April compared to the previous month.

Gold bar and coin demand experienced weakness during the first three months of 2018, attributed to stronger economies in major gold-buying countries.

The global mine supply of silver records a 2017 deficit of 26 million ounces as demand ebbs in the Western hemisphere.

Dillon Gage Metals is introducing a new 2-ounce silver piedfort bullion product from the Perth Mint for its exclusive list of authorized dealers.

Two officials of the now bankrupt Northwest Territorial Mint have both been indicted by a federal grand jury in connection with multiple bullion fraud schemes.

Volatility in the palladium market sparked by concerns over Russian metal supplies pushed the price of the precious metal per troy ounce up 23.5 percent.

Coverage of legislation seeking return to a gold standard tops our list. Also this week, a coin dealer was indicted on federal counterfeiting charges.

Precious metals market analyst Keith Weiner says setting a new U.S. gold standard is nothing more than price-fixing.

A West Virginia legislator introduced H.R. 5404 on March 22, seeking to require the Treasury secretary to define the dollar in terms of a fixed weight of gold.