* Silver fixes at 1,911.00 cents an ounce, compared with 1,865.00 cents an ounce at Friday's fixing. * Spot silver XAG= bid at $19.06 an ounce, compared with $19.06 late in New York on Friday. Market drawing support from ongoing investor interest and a steady gold price. Forward rates quoted on Reuters page SIFO at 0.68, 0.69, 0.72, 0.77 and 0.79 percent for one, two, three, six and 12 months, respectively. * Gold XAU= up about 0.3 percent, on track for third successive day of gains as concern about the resilience of the global economic recovery and a resurfacing of geopolitical tensions between the West and Iran draw interest. Spot last at $1,256.35 an ounce, up from $1,253.40 in New York on Friday. * Platinum XPT= last at $1,581.00 an ounce, versus $1,566.50. Traders cite support stemming from uncertainty over power supply in key producer South Africa, where unions have issued utility Eskom with a deadline to come up with a wage package to their liking or they will vote to strike. * Palladium XPD= last at $478.58, versus $474.50. For related news and prices, click on the codes in brackets: Spot gold/silver XAU= XAG= Platinum/palladium XPT=XPD= Gold lease rates LGLR Comex gold futures <0#GC:> Europe/Asia prices CBOT 100 oz gold futures <0#ZG:> RELATED NEWS AND OTHER TOPICS Precious metals news [GOL] All metals news [MTL] Metals summary [GLANCE/MTL] Index of summaries [GLANCE/] All commodities news [C] Metals diary [MTL/DIARY] Ldn Bullion Mkt Assoc LBMA01 Foreign exchange rates FX=S SPEED GUIDES COMMODS PRECIOUS1 REUTERS

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