precious metals News

Worker Dies at Platinum and Palladium Mine in Montana, Triggering Temporary Halt to Mining

NYE, Mont. (AP) — A contract worker has died in a machinery accident at an underground precious metals mine in south-central Montana and work has temporarily stopped while the death is investigated, mine officials said. The worker was preparing an …

Exchange: Phoenix Sees Spike in Catalytic Converter Thefts

PHOENIX (AP) — It’s a specific crime trend sweeping the nation and starts right underneath your car, and the surge is evident in the Phoenix area over the last two years. Thieves are targeting catalytic converters, your exhaust emission control …

Police Struggle to Deter Rising Catalytic Converter Thefts

RICHMOND, Va. (AP)–In the tiny town of Lawrenceville, Virginia, a van owned by Poplar Mount Baptist Church was knocked out of commission for weeks after thieves cut the catalytic converter out of its exhaust system. Several months later, across town, …

PLUMSTEAD, Pa. — A recent jewelry theft arrest in Plumstead is just one recent example of the mutually beneficial relationship between law enforcement and precious metal buyers. When a young woman stopped by Doylestown Gold Exchange in January with more …