by PawnMaster | Apr 14, 2017 | Gems, In The News, Industry, Jewelry, Precious Metals
The Chinese retail market has been cooling off, but jade mining in the Kachin province of Myanmar has been on the increase, causing a massive inventory buildup, according to a report by the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation of Harvard University. The...
by PawnMaster | Apr 13, 2017 | Gems, In The News, Jewelry, Precious Metals
The early technology for producing gem-quality synthetic emerald has long been a matter of speculation. In particular, the initial methods used for crystal growth by Interessen-Gemeinschaft Farbenindustrie Aktiengesellschaft, known as IG Farben, in Germany from 1935...
by PawnMaster | Apr 7, 2017 | Gold & Jewelry, In The News, Industry, Precious Metals
In a zeal to hide cocaine profits, South American traffickers have funneled billions of dollars of illegally mined Amazon gold to a Miami metals refinery in what federal authorities say amounts to a massive money-laundering...
by PawnMaster | Apr 5, 2017 | Gold & Jewelry, In The News, Industry, Precious Metals
Working with your refiner has to be simple. Shipping scrap is easy, simple and it’s safe. There are pawnbrokers and Jewelers that have never shipped scrap and they’re weary of the process. Will it make it!? Is it insured? How do I get the label? Where do I...
by PawnMaster | Feb 27, 2017 | Precious Metals
As of Friday, Gold and silver have risen for the third straight day and both precious metals look closed the week higher. Over the past nine weeks, gold has risen on eight occasions. Silver meanwhile has risen in each of the past nine weeks. These dollar-denominated...
by PawnMaster | Oct 18, 2016 | Precious Metals
The first report of a counterfeit 1-ounce platinum PAMP Suisse bar in fake packaging comes from a bullion dealer in southwest Ohio. Donald Herres from Dollartowne in Bellbrook said that on Sept. 21, another dealer, who had bought the bars from a walk-in customer,...
