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Gold Resource Corporation Announces Ownership Interest in Green Light Metals Inc.

Prior to the conversion of the Green Light Note, the Company did not own or exercise control or direction over any Green Light shares.

The Fed's New Money-Printing Machine

Now, which one is faster and more efficient at printing money...?

If not foreign buyers, then Fed QE

Despite declining US deficits, foreigners aren't buying enough bonds...

Silver and Gold - a New Divergence?

Silver demand continues to grow as gold seems to have lost its luster.

Fresh Summer Fun in Gold & Silver

Glance at the headlines, and you'd think this summer offered a bull market for 'hard money' gold and silver

Comex Gold Warehouse Stocks:How It Works?

What does the 2013 plunge in Comex gold warehouse stocks really mean...?

Escaping Cash in the Bank

US and UK inflation rose faster than interest rates in June. Get used to it...

Now, About that switch in Gold offered rates

Dead for almost a decade, gold offered rates are suddenly headline news...

Changes in the Silver Market (Part- III)

The industrial sector consumed close to 466 million ounces of silver in 2012. We already discussed photovoltaic silver consumption in Part 2 of this series, and how it remains a long way from filling the demand gap left by the collapse of pre-digital photography

Changes in the Silver Market (Part-II)

(Part 2 of a 3 part series)...

Gold Data-Fest: History's opinion on today's slump

This crash in gold is hardly unprecedented. Nor is the likely price action over the next one and 3 months...

Changes in the Silver Market (Part-I)

Back in the good old days, a physical silver trader's dream would be to land a photographic company as a customer

4 things you should know about the gold price drop

With the price in free fall, talk of a gold bear market has taken off

How to Fix the Fix ?

US regulator the CFTC is anxious about the London gold fix. But what is the fix, and why...?

The price of Silver in the age of broken promises

The price of silver remains at the mercy of the big banks that make of the majority of the short side at COMEX — which is still the primary paper pricing mechanism for silver.

'Buying Silver at $100/Oz and the rebirth of counterfeiting'

The debate about buying silver rounds, "junk silver" or silver Eagles goes on and on.

Nickel plating in our everyday life

Nickel is a transition metal that is hard and ductile. It has a silvery-white color with a hint of golden in it. It is widely used in industries to protect, enhance the functionality and longevity of equipments and components owing to its corrosion resistant properties.

Where has all the silver gone? A bag of old coins tells no lies!

Silver has an interesting history. It can be traced back to the Bronze Age where it was readily accessible to ancient civilizations. It was used in jewelry, vases, bowls, figurines, and adornment. In terms of exchange, silver became the first metal used as currency when silver ingots were employed in early trade more than 4000 years ago.

Why Silver is better than Gold

While the élite and the central bank's own tons of gold bullion, it's interesting to note that they hold no physical silver. Physical silver is cheaper than physical gold. Therefore the average person could without much thought, buy an ounce or two at any time without hurting their wallets or upsetting their budgets.

Landfill encourages Christmas season recycling

Once the presents have all be ripped open on Christmas morning, Washington Parish residents will likely be left with piles of recyclable material which the Choctaw Landfill will be happy to accept.

Green Matter: Plastics recycling while you wait

The message of the Perpetual Plastic Project is simple and direct: recycling bioplastics is something that everyone can - and should - do. Launched at A Campingflight to Lowlands Paradise, or simply Lowlands, a music festival held annually in the Netherlands in August.

LA Scrap metal buyers: The undisputed leader in building a safer and greener world

The role of raw metal recyclers in Los Angeles is appreciated by many as they are putting a check on the fast exhausted natural resources including the disposed of raw metals or house hold trash.

Electronics not working? Recycle them!

According to a Clean Air Council study, the average American generates 4.5 pounds of waste per day and less than a quarter of that is recycled.

Waste plastic imports drop as China gets tough with recyclers

Plastics recycler Shenzhen New Rainbow Recycled Materials Technology has seen its imports of waste HDPE bottles drop at least 20% this year as China’s government has cracked down on bringing waste plastic into the country.

How Gold buyers can make money from scrap Gold

Scrap gold includes items such as broken or antique jewelry, bars or nuggets, dental fillings, and even gold teeth. Some of these pieces are useless for their owners and therefore possess money making potential without a real loss.