Perth Mint’s silver sales rose in April on strong demand, while gold sales eased due to lower output, therefiner said in a blog post on Tuesday. Sales of silver minted products in April climbed to 1,798,210 ounces, up 12.4% from the prior month, but down 15% from a year ago. “Demand for Australian Kangaroo 1oz silver bullion coins continued to outpace manufacturing capacity,” said Neil Vance, General Manager Minted Products. Silver prices rose over 6% in April, it’s best performance this year so far. Sales of gold coins and minted bars eased to 101,379 ounces in April, down 22% month-on-month and about 16% from a ... (full story)