Transactions on the Mint’s bullion website increased by 25% during the first week of August and there was a 50% weekly jump in sales of gold bars and coins after August 4.
Groups is asking the SEC to determine whether Tahoe failed to meet legal requirements for disclosing human rights abuses and lawsuits related to its Escobal mine in Guatemala.
The Mexico-focused miner has benefitted from an ongoing silver rally and even more so than many of its peers, as it chose not to diversify into other metals.