Metals, mining and money markets

Spot prices
Courtesy of Scotiabank
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Precious Metals Price (US$/oz.) Change
Gold $1,311.25 -35.5
Silver $21.60 -0.71
Platinum $1,450.00 -12
Palladium $743.00 0
     
Base Metals Price (US$/tonne) Change
Nickel $14,339.00 -31
Lead $2,147.75 -10.5
Copper $7,152.00 2.75
Zinc $1,920.00 -4
LME warehouse levels
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, November 4, 2013 (change from October 28, 2013 in brackets):
Aluminium Alloy 61020 (-100)
Aluminium 5372625 (-23275)
Copper 474675 (-3525)
Lead 233150 (+225)
Nickel 238584 (+3600)
Tin 12245 (-695)
Zinc 1026650 (-11125)

Producer and dealer prices

Antimony FOB China: Mid-mkt US$10,200.00/t
Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$9.20/lb.
Cadmium 99.9: Mid-mkt US$1.00/lb.
Coal: CME Group Central Appalachian Coal Futures
Dec. 2013: US$54.18; Jan. 2014: US$54.99
Cobalt 99.8: US$14.25/lb.
Copper: Comex Copper Futures Dec. 2013: US$3.262/lb.; Comex Jan. 2014: $3.263/lb.
Germanium Dioxide: US$1,375/kg.
Gallium: US$320/kg
Indium: NY Dealer Mid-mkt US$680.00/kg.
Iridium: Mid-mkt US$546.59/tr. oz.
Magnesium FOB China: Mid-mkt US$2,900.00/t.
Manganese FOB China: Mid-mkt US$2,300.00/t.
Molybdenum Oxide: US$9.75/lb.
Rhodium: Mid-mkt US$986.36/tr. oz.
Ruthenium: Mid-mkt US$57.00/tr. oz.
Selenium: Mid-mkt US$31.00/lb.
Silver: Base: US$21.66; Fabricated: US$25.99; Sterling: US$20.10
Tungsten: APT Tungstate FOB China mid-mkt: US$390.00 per mtu
Uranium: U3O8, Trade Tech spot price: US$34.25/lb.; Uranium Exchange Co. spot price: N.A.
Ferrovanadium: US$25.00/kg; Vanadium-Pentoxide: US$5.90/lb.
Prices current Nov. 5, 2013

Daily metal prices
Date 4-Nov 1-Nov 31-Oct 30-Oct 29-Oct
BASE METALS  (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)
Al Alloy 1780/1815 1780/1815 1805/1840 1810/1850 1825/1860
Aluminum 1787.50/1831.50 1787.50/1831.50 1832.50/1875.50 1843/1890.50 1848.50/1895.50
Copper 7179.50/7190 7179.50/7190 7233/7240 7275/7277 7215/7222
Lead 2138/2158 2138/2158 2168/2189 2186/2207 2194.50/2210
Nickel 14255/14345 14255/14345 14510/14570 14550/14600 14515/14580
Tin 22775/22765 22775/22765 22990/22995 23195/23250 23220/23150
Zinc 1899/1931.50 1899/1931.50 1925/1955 1937/1973 1938.50/1976
           
PRECIOUS METAL PRICES (London fix, US$ per troy oz.)
Gold AM 1314.25 1314.75 1333.75 1349.5 1346.75
Gold PM 1320.5 1306.75 1324 1354.75 1349.25
Silver 21.85 21.75 22.2 22.74 22.31
Platinum 1453 1453 1450 1477 1466
Palladium 745 737 742 749 744
Exchange rates  
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)  
Date 4-Nov 1-Nov 31-Oct 30-Oct 29-Oct  
US$ in C$ 1.0415 1.0443 1.0429 1.0456 1.0445  
C$ in US$ 0.9602 0.9576 0.9589 0.9564 0.9574  
             
EXCHANGE RATES (Bank of Canada, Sept 16, 2013)
Currency Aus $ Euro Japan Mex P SA Rand UK £
In C$ 0.9904 1.4076 0.01056 0.08019 0.1029 1.661
In US$ 0.9509 1.3515 0.01014 0.07699 0.0988 1.5948
Canadian gold mutual funds
Fund name  Nov. 4  Oct. 28 Change Change YTD MER* Assets*
  ($) ($) ($) (%) (%) (%) (M$)
AGF Pr Mtl 18.1 19.58 -5.67 -29 -38.95 2.56 698.9
Altamira Pr & Str Mtl 9.16 10.15 -5.71 -56.3 -37.81 2.35 83.5
BMO Junior Gold Index ETF 7.21 8.11 -2.78 4.3 -48.9 0.58 108.4
BMO Pr Mtl 13.85 15.09 -2.75 -18.2 -38.39 2.29 133.6
CIBC Pr Mtl 10.11 10.97 -4.62 -42.1 -40.4 2.4 141.8
Dynamic Can Pr Mtl 6.29 6.93 -6.43 -92.8 -50.67 1.65 811.6
London Life Precious Mtl 19.44 20.99 -8.38 -39.9 -42.59 3.37 259.2
Mackenzie Un Pr Mtl C$ 10.73 10.73 -7.63 -71.1 -33.42 2.44 569.9
Middlefield Precious Metals 6.42 7.05 -12.38 -175.6 -46.04 2.48 8.5
RBC Global Pr Mtl 24.23 26.35 -3.19 -12.1 -39.15 2.04 1380.4
Sentry Pr Mtl Growth 28.68 31.86 2.76 8.7 -46.14 2.75 731.5
Sprott Gold and Pr Minls 26.68 29.06 -11.45 -39.4 -45.99 2.84 854
Sprott Gold and Pr Minls F 28.44 30.99 -10.69 -34.5 -45.56 1.78 n/a
TD Pr Mtl 30.16 33.02 -7.05 -21.4 -37.43 2.15 313.9
TD Pr Mtl-A 6.36 6.96 -7.18 -103.2 -37.51 2.31 n/a
iShares TSX Global Gold Index 10.71 11.82 -5.17 -43.7 -42.52 0.55 802.1
Featured fund: BMO Junior Gold Index top holdings as of 09/30/13 (in weighted order): Alamos Gold, B2Gold, Coeur Mining, Detour Gold, AuRico Gold, Argonaut Gold, Torex Gold Resources, Centerra Gold, Alacer Gold, Semafo. Fund manager: Jones Heward investment management team.

North American stock exchange indices
            52-week
Date 5-Nov 1-Nov 31-Oct 30-Oct 29-Oct High Low
TSX Composite 13336.91 13361.78 13337.46 13361.26 13455.33 13471.06 11759.04
S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 948.82 952.52 955.33 958.86 964.17 1311.88 859.31
S&P TSX 60 766.17 767.76 766.99 767.47 774.04 774.64 672.36
Global Gold 175.16 177.13 171.82 179.93 188.02 340.32 154
TSX Metals & Mining 819.08 820.52 811.03 821.81 832.01 1050.76 662.2
Gold & Silver XAU 93.47 94.35 92.04 95.07 99.15 184.8 82.29
Amex Gold Bugs 233.68 227.11 236.67 245.49 241.97 492.53 206.66
TSX short positions
Short positions outstanding at Oct. 15/13 (with changes from Sept. 30/13).
Largest short positions
Lundin Mining  LUN 64007948 109080
New Gold  NGD 47694124 -439817
Osisko Mining  OSK 36821556 -1457782
Turquoise Hill  TRQ 31324695 -168948
Kinross Gold K 27580547 10545733
Tahoe Res.  THO 19986642 -191024
Barrick Gold  ABX 19726992 -1.3E+07
Thompson Creek  TCM 18590904 116195
B2gold   BTO 15745428 -446854
Dundee Prec. DPM 15180876 -120774
Detour Gold  DGC 15068807 15043
Teck Resources  TCK.B 13615977 8171191
First Majestic  FR 13138605 33837
Eldorado Gold  ELD 11593310 5593671
Argonaut Gold AR 10661920 -188342
Largest increase in short position
Kinross Gold  K 27580547 10545733
Teck Resources  TCK.B 13615977 8171191
Eldorado Gold  ELD 11593310 5593671
Potash Corp. POT 9894300 4914335
Cameco   CCO 8499539 4407612
Largest decrease in short position
Barrick Gold  ABX 19726992 -1.3E+07
First Quantum  FM 8478836 -8888611
Iamgold  IMG 3764612 -4472557
Sulliden Gold  SUE 551958 -3328172
Silver Wheaton  SLW 5900458 -2595871
TSX Venture short positions
Short positions outstanding at Oct. 15/13 (with changes from Sept. 30/13).
Largest short positions
Fission Uranium&nbs
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FCU 2651056 1029900
Tasman Metals     TSM 1029363 1029065
Great Western     GWG 836000 -20000
GPM Metals       GPM 797500 797500
Sunset Cove       SSM 614204 -146000
Barkerville Gold  BGM 526700 -749615
Mason Graphite    LLG 504500 303000
Roxgold          ROG 381889 247500
Pelangio         PX 337000 7000
Zenyatta         ZEN 318536 -47279
Malbex              MBG 300000 0
Sunridge Gold         SGC 282500 -174500
True North Gems  TGX 265000 265000
Gold Standard        GSV 253156 700
Azincourt Uranium  AAZ 244500 82500
Largest increase in short position
Fission Uranium  FCU 2651056 1029900
Tasman Metals       TSM 1029363 1029065
GPM Metals           GPM 797500 797500
Mason Graphite   LLG 504500 303000
True North Gems  TGX 265000 265000
Largest decrease in short position
Barkerville Gold  BGM 526700 -749615
Fancamp              FNC 311 -638000
Southern Arc         SA 0 -400500
Arianne Phosphate  DAN 9200 -393400
Eagle Hill          EAG 0 -362500
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