Today's edition of GATA board member Ed Steer's Gold and Silver Digest is headlined "World's Bullion Banks Net Short 50% of Total Silver Open Interest" and is posted in the clear at SilverSeek here: ...

The Malian court-appointed administrator of Barrick Mining's Loulo-Gounkoto complex plans to sell one metric ton of gold from the site's storeroom as operations commence again after an almost ...

Bullion held by the People's Bank of China rose by 70,000 troy ounces last month, according to data released today. Its gold reserves have climbed by 1.1 million troy ounces -- or about 34.2 tons -- ...

Chinese mining acquisitions overseas have hit their highest level in more than a decade as companies race to secure the raw materials that underpin the global economy in the face of mounting ...

Bermuda-based Gold Reserve expects to have its own $1.18 billion claim compensated from the proceeds, following the expropriation of its mining assets in Venezuela. The bid made by its subsidiary ...

Texans are to be allowed to pay with with gold and silver for everyday transactions after Gov. Greg Abbott signed House Bill 1056 into law. The law, which was championed by Republican state Rep. Mark ...

If there was a monthly award for celebrating the obvious, or one for deceitful propaganda, they well might go to Mark Sobel, U.S. chairman of the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum, ...

JPMorganChase and Citibank and the only two bullion banks with long-term short exposure in the gold market and are trading for the Federal Reserve, London metals trader Andrew Maguire tells the TF ...

The BIS has given no explanation for its gold swaps since their existence was disclosed in the bank's 2009-10 annual report. Regular questions are asked of GATA about the purpose of the swaps, and as ...

Gold is not a vital component of advanced manufacturing like other critical minerals such as rare earths, lithium, and copper. ... Dispatch continues below ... ... ADVERTISEMENT ...

Zimbabwe's gold-backed ZiG posted its best single-day gain against the dollar this year, boosted by surging bullion output and improved foreign currency reserves.

President Harry Truman harassed Eccles' successor for refusing to soak up federal debt and hold down bond yields, ultimately forcing him into the Fed-treasury accord, i.e. into total subjugation. This ...