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This file is a discovery aid, not an access-control policy or a grant of content licensing rights. ## Start here - [GoldKnows](https://www.goldknows.com/index.md): Source-forward gold, silver, and mining news, video briefings, and learning resources for curious investors and lifelong learners. ## Gold and silver calculators - [Gold and silver calculators](https://www.goldknows.com/tools.md): Transparent calculators for metal value, premiums, conversions, recurring purchases, inflation, real yields, and the gold-silver ratio. - [Gold and silver calculator workbench](https://www.goldknows.com/tools/gold-calculators.md): Calculate melt value, dealer premium, unit conversions, dollar-cost averaging, inflation adjustment, real yield, and the gold-silver ratio. - [Dollar-cost averaging into gold: calculator and limits](https://www.goldknows.com/tools/dollar-cost-average.md): Estimate accumulated ounces and average cost from recurring dollar purchases while accounting for price and premium assumptions. ## Precious-metals data center - [Precious-metals data center](https://www.goldknows.com/data.md): CFTC positioning, U.S. Mint bullion sales, central-bank reserves, and physically backed gold ETF flows with explicit as-of dates. - [COMEX gold managed-money positioning](https://www.goldknows.com/data/cot-gold.md): Latest and historical managed-money long, short, net, weekly change, open interest, and percentile context from the CFTC. - [COMEX silver managed-money positioning](https://www.goldknows.com/data/cot-silver.md): Latest and historical managed-money long, short, net, weekly change, open interest, and percentile context from the CFTC. - [U.S. Mint gold and silver bullion sales tracker](https://www.goldknows.com/data/us-mint-gold-silver-sales.md): Compare official American Eagle and American Buffalo bullion sales with clear product, unit, and reporting-period labels. - [Central-bank gold reserve tracker](https://www.goldknows.com/data/central-bank-gold-reserves.md): Follow reported official-sector gold purchases, sales, reserve shares, and reporting lags without confusing estimates with confirmed changes. - [Gold ETF holdings and flows monitor](https://www.goldknows.com/data/gold-etf-holdings.md): Monitor physically backed gold ETF tonnes, assets, and regional fund flows with clear period and methodology labels. ## Physical gold and silver buyer center - [Physical gold and silver buyer center](https://www.goldknows.com/learn.md): Independent, practical guides for product selection, premiums, storage, verification, dealer due diligence, resale, scams, and retirement accounts. - [How to read gold COT reports without overreading them](https://www.goldknows.com/learn/how-to-read-gold-cot-reports.md): Understand CFTC report dates, trader categories, longs, shorts, spreading, open interest, and the limits of futures-position data. - [Buying physical gold and silver: a decision-first guide](https://www.goldknows.com/learn/buying-physical-gold-silver.md): A practical framework for choosing products, comparing premiums, verifying sellers, planning storage, and understanding resale. - [Gold and silver coins versus bars](https://www.goldknows.com/learn/coins-vs-bars.md): Compare sovereign coins, private rounds, and bars across premium, divisibility, verification, storage, and resale. - [Spot price, dealer premiums, and the price you actually pay](https://www.goldknows.com/learn/spot-price-and-premiums.md): Understand spot, fabrication, wholesale premiums, retail markups, payment fees, shipping, tax, and dealer spreads. - [Allocated versus unallocated gold](https://www.goldknows.com/learn/allocated-vs-unallocated-gold.md): Compare direct title to identified metal with a provider claim, including custody, counterparty, fees, liquidity, and audit questions. - [Storing gold at home: a risk checklist](https://www.goldknows.com/learn/storing-gold-at-home.md): Plan discretion, access, fire and water protection, insurance, documentation, and inheritance before storing bullion at home. - [How to verify bullion weight and purity](https://www.goldknows.com/learn/verify-bullion-purity.md): Use published specifications, dimensions, density, magnet response, provenance, and professional testing as layered checks. - [Questions to ask a bullion dealer before paying](https://www.goldknows.com/learn/bullion-dealer-questions.md): A practical due-diligence checklist covering delivered price, buyback, shipment, insurance, authenticity, complaints, and conflicts. - [Bullion scam and high-pressure sales red flags](https://www.goldknows.com/learn/bullion-scams-red-flags.md): Recognize below-market bait, secrecy, urgency, leverage, collectible markups, storage ambiguity, and resistance to independent verification. - [Selling bullion: bids, spreads, settlement, and records](https://www.goldknows.com/learn/selling-bullion-and-spreads.md): Plan how to compare bids, prove authenticity, ship securely, settle payment, and calculate the full round-trip spread. - [Gold IRA rules: questions before moving retirement money](https://www.goldknows.com/learn/gold-ira-rules.md): An educational checklist for custodians, permitted assets, storage, prohibited transactions, fees, distributions, and sales claims. ## Gold market briefs - [Gold market briefs](https://www.goldknows.com/briefs.md): Dated market summaries that separate live prices from lagged positioning, policy, ETF, and official-sector evidence. - [Gold’s macro support meets a firmer policy backdrop](https://www.goldknows.com/briefs/gold-market-brief-2026-09-24.md): A source-forward daily gold market brief covering monetary policy, positioning, the dollar, official-sector demand, and the counter-case. ## Silver and the gold-silver ratio - [Silver and the gold-silver ratio](https://www.goldknows.com/silver.md): A live ratio dashboard plus historical and interpretive guides that keep units, windows, and limitations visible. - [Gold-to-silver ratio dashboard](https://www.goldknows.com/silver/gold-silver-ratio.md): Track the live gold-to-silver ratio against 1-, 5-, 10-, and 20-year World Bank price-history ranges. - [The gold-to-silver ratio, explained without the folklore](https://www.goldknows.com/silver/gold-silver-ratio-explained.md): Learn how the gold-to-silver ratio is calculated, what moves it, and why it is not a stand-alone buy or sell signal. - [Gold-to-silver ratio history: regimes, peaks, and troughs](https://www.goldknows.com/silver/gold-silver-ratio-history.md): A measured history of gold-silver ratio regimes using consistent World Bank monthly price data. - [What a high gold-to-silver ratio can—and cannot—mean](https://www.goldknows.com/silver/what-a-high-gold-silver-ratio-means.md): Interpret a high gold-silver ratio through monetary demand, industrial cycles, liquidity, and supply without assuming an automatic reversion. ## Gold and silver miner intelligence - [Gold and silver miner intelligence](https://www.goldknows.com/miners.md): A filing-first calendar, AISC methodology, versioned guidance changes, and company research maps. - [Gold and silver miner earnings and filing calendar](https://www.goldknows.com/miners/earnings-calendar.md): A source-first watchlist for issuer earnings releases, SEC filings, production updates, and guidance changes. - [Gold miner AISC comparison—with definitions attached](https://www.goldknows.com/miners/aisc-comparison.md): Compare all-in sustaining cost disclosures only after aligning co-product treatment, attributable output, currency, period, and company methodology. - [Miner production-guidance change log](https://www.goldknows.com/miners/production-guidance-changes.md): Track gold and silver miner guidance increases, cuts, range changes, unit changes, and withdrawn outlooks against the original issuer source. - [Newmont: filings, production, costs, and guidance map](https://www.goldknows.com/miners/newmont.md): A filing-first research profile for Newmont with source links for earnings, production, AISC, reserves, jurisdictions, and guidance changes. - [Barrick: filings, production, costs, and guidance map](https://www.goldknows.com/miners/barrick.md): A filing-first research profile for Barrick with links for reports, attributable production, AISC, reserves, partnerships, and guidance changes. ## Gold and silver claim checks - [Gold and silver claim checks](https://www.goldknows.com/claim-checks.md): Narrow verdicts, primary sources, contrary evidence, and explicit tests for what would change the conclusion. - [“Central banks are dumping the dollar for gold”](https://www.goldknows.com/claim-checks/central-banks-are-dumping-the-dollar-for-gold.md): Check what reported reserve purchases, holdings, custody changes, and currency-reserve shares do—and do not—support. - [How GoldKnows checks precious-metals claims](https://www.goldknows.com/claim-checks/methodology.md): The evidence ladder, verdict labels, source hierarchy, correction process, and uncertainty rules behind GoldKnows claim checks. ## Optional - [Contact GoldKnows](https://www.goldknows.com/contact.md): Contact GoldKnows about editorial corrections, privacy requests, or business inquiries. 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