The US Mint must acquire the precious metal used in the production of its coins elsewhere. By law, officials must buy only gold and silver bullion coins and bars mined within the US. The US Mint has ...

Sales of gold coins and minted bars rose to 25,103 ounces in February, up 35% from January. On a year-on-year basis, they were down 47%. Silver product sales increased to 482,451 ounces in February.

The Perth Mint, owned by the government of Western Australia, is the world's leading producer of newly mined gold.