Metals, mining and money markets

Producer and dealer prices

Antimony FOB China: Mid-mkt US$9,100/t

Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$12.70/lb.

Cadmium 99.9: Mid-mkt US$0.90/lb.

Coal: CME Group Central Appalachian Coal Futures

Nov. 2014: US$51.00; Dec. 2014: US$51.83

Cobalt 99.8: US$15.50/lb.

Copper: Comex Copper Futures Nov. 2014: US$3.050/lb.; Comex Dec. 2014: $3.019/lb.

Germanium: US$1,950/kg.

Germanium Dioxide: US$1,350/kg

Gallium: US$270/kg

Indium: NY Dealer Mid-mkt US$730.00/kg.

Iridium: Mid-mkt US$580.00/tr. oz.

Iron Ore:62% Fe, CFR China spot US$80.24/DMT

Magnesium FOB China: Mid-mkt US$2,550.00/t.

Manganese FOB China: Mid-mkt US$2,300.00/t.

Mercury (flask): US$2,600.00

Molybdenum Oxide: US$9.50/lb.

Rhodium: Mid-mkt US$1,266.00/tr. oz.

Ruthenium: Mid-mkt US$58.00/tr. oz.

Selenium: Mid-mkt US$26.00/lb.

Silver: Base: US$17.36per oz.; Fabricated: US$20.83 per oz.

Tungsten: APT Tungstate FOB China mid-mkt: US$350.00 per mtu

Uranium: U3O8, Trade Tech spot price: US$35.30/lb.; The UX Consulting Company spot price: US$35.65/lb.

Ferrovanadium: US$25.50/kg; Vanadium-Pentoxide: US$5.50/lb.

Prices current Oct. 15, 2014

LME warehouse levels
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, October 13, 2014 (change from October 6, 2014 in brackets):
Aluminium Alloy	27700	(-120)
Aluminium	4545700	(-44000)
Copper	151225	(+1175)
Lead	225650	(+400)
Nickel	368364	(+4032)
Tin	9115	(+155)
Zinc	729025	(-13400)

Daily metal prices
Date	Oct-13	Oct-10	Oct-09	Oct-08	Oct-07
BASE METALS	(London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)
Al Alloy	2075/2090	2080/2095	2105/2120	2065/2080	2085/2100
Aluminum	1903/1933	1891/1922	1923/1955	1920/1950	1885.50/1916
Copper	6800/6725	6696/6635	6766.50/6712	6754.50/6705	6714.50/6680
Lead	2071/2075	2056/2065	2081/2093.50	2093/2101	2094.50/2105
Nickel	16385/16475	16305/16395	16625/16700	16695/16750	16725/16830
Tin	20150/20150	20095/20075	20200/20175	20215/20295	20250/20275
Zinc	2322/2325	2310.50/2314	2327.50/2338	2331.50/2340	2307/2319

PRECIOUS METAL PRICES (London fix, US$ per troy oz.)
Gold AM	1228.00	1222.25	1227.50	1220.00	1207.50
Gold PM	1229.00	1219.00	1226.75	1217.00	1210.50
Silver	17.41	17.26	17.64	17.35	17.36
Platinum	1257.00	1256.00	1282.00	1275.00	1259.00
Palladium	788.00	784.00	809.00	798.00	778.00

Exchnage rates
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)
Date	Oct-13	Oct-10	Oct-09	Oct-08	Oct-07
US$ in C$	N/A	1.1177	1.1149	1.1182	1.1182
C$ in US$	N/A	0.8947	0.8969	0.8943	0.8943

EXCHANGE RATES (Bank of Canada, October 14, 2014)
Currency	Aus $	Euro	Japan	Mex P	SA Rand	UK £
In C$	0.9805	1.4225	0.01049	0.08384	0.1017	1.7898
In US$	0.8726	1.266	0.00933	0.07462	0.09051	1.5929

Canadian gold mutual funds
Fund name	Oct. 7	Sept. 30	Change	Change	YTD	MER*	Assets*
	($)	($)	($)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(M$)
AGF Pr Mtl	18.16	18.96	-0.80	-0.04	7.58	2.76	238.71
Altamira Pr & Str Mtl	9.27	9.63	-0.36	-0.04	8.42	2.44	n/a
BMO Junior Gold Index ETF	6.29	6.70	-0.41	-0.06	2.19	0.62	66.58
BMO Pr Mtl	13.17	13.83	-0.66	-0.05	1.32	2.41	71.59
CIBC Pr Mtl	10.05	10.40	-0.35	-0.03	9.49	2.48	63.01
Dynamic Pr Mtl	3.50	3.62	-0.12	-0.03	17.45	2.65	278.97
London Life Precious Mtl	18.40	19.43	-1.03	-0.05	5.97	3.55	132.74
Middlefield Precious Metals	33.39	35.24	-1.85	-0.05	6.81	2.61	329.02
RBC Global Pr Mtl	23.23	24.37	-1.14	-0.05	4.17	2.13	591.83
Sentry Pr Mtl Growth	27.98	29.75	-1.77	-0.06	8.16	2.77	528.43
Sprott Gold Bn F-A	3.56	3.78	-0.22	-0.06	10.28	2.50	n/a
Sprott Gold and Pr Minls	26.35	27.99	-1.64	-0.06	9.02	2.93	243.51
TD Pr Mtl	6.33	6.63	-0.30	-0.05	6.19	2.45	n/a
TD Pr Mtl- A	30.00	31.43	-1.43	-0.05	6.31	2.27	143.41
iShares TSX Global Gold Index	9.92	10.38	-0.46	-0.04	2.23	0.55	718.33
TD Pr Mtl-A	11.48	11.8	-7.18	-60.8	-8	2.31	n/a
iShares Can Gold Sector Index	21.31	21.68	-5.17	-23.8	-3.5	0.55	1063.3
Featured fund: BMO Pr Mtl top holdings as of 06/30/14 (in weighted order): Province of Ontario, Franco-Nevada, Province of British Columbia, Gold Certificates, Virginia Mines, Tahoe Resources, B2Gold, Agnico Eagle Mines, Silver Wheaton, Semafo, Fission Uranium, Government of Canada, Province of Newfoundland, Yamana Gold, Randgold Resources. Fund manager: Mark Serdan.

North American stock exchange indices
						52-week
Date	Oct-13	Oct-10	Oct-09	Oct-08	Oct-07	High	Low
TSX Composite	N/A	14227.36	14460	14666.47	14576.45	15685.13	12839.31
S&P/TSX-Ven Comp	N/A	827.13	836.82	848.67	854.83	1050.26	808.11
S&P TSX 60	N/A	822.93	836.4	847.21	841.67	902.74	727.59
Global Gold	N/A	162.6	165.68	170.63	159.05	215.56	149.29
TSX Metals & Mining	N/A	708.95	719.48	752.1	741.81	954.68	703.07
Gold & Silver XAU	78.49	77.26	78.96	82.1	76.77	107.39	75.39
Amex Gold Bugs	192.65	188.98	193.71	200.82	186.71	261.36	183.33

TSX short positions
Short positions outstanding at Sept.30/14 (with changes from Sept.15/14).

Largest short positions
Lundin Mining	LUN	55693625	-67223
New Gold	NGD	30737228	-329725
Barrick Gold	ABX	29395034	13062814
B2Gold	BTO	25336758	3250370
Kinross Gold	K	24963880	12767464
PotashCorp	POT	19459638	-1136460
Detour Gold	DGC	19246040	-1176486
Tahoe Res.	THO	15607829	-1648485
Argonaut Gold	AR	12261233	181500
Thompson Creek Mtl	TCM	10556547	-216656
First Majestic Silver	FR	10472099	20113
Silver Wheaton	SLW	10200472	5997363
Dundee Precious Mtl	DPM	9789573	7849
First Quantum	FM	8644100	1277823
Silver Standard Res.	SSO	8412665	20785
Largest increase in short position
Barrick Gold	ABX	29395034	13062814
Kinross Gold	K	24963880	12767464
Silver Wheaton	SLW	10200472	5997363
B2Gold	BTO	25336758	3250370
First Quantum	FM	8644100	1277823
Largest decrease in short position
Eldorado Gold	ELD	8383183	-1E+07
Yamana Gold	YRI	5577658	-1E+07
Teranga Gold	TGZ	126672	-3932728
Mandalay Res.	MND	383600	-3191940
Cameco	CCO	3344378	-2381524

TSX Venture short positions
Short positions outstanding at Sept.30/14 (with changes from Sept.15/14).

Largest short positions
Commerce Res.	CCE	1299000	1109500
Aurcana Corp.	AUN	1205372	-27500
Nexgen Energy	NXE	1177100	-44700
Robex Res.	RBX	730500	686500
Metanor Res.	MTO	701600	689500
Gold Bullion Dev.	GBB	688000	688000
Fission Uranium	FCU	667357	16700
Amex Exploration	AMX	570000	570000
Pure Gold Mining	PGM	509500	501000
Encanto Potash	EPO	410000	410000
Kalimantan Gold	KLG	402000	402000
Zenyatta Vent.	ZEN	310909	27100
Gold Standard Vent.	GSV	300000	-100
Graphite One Res.	GPH	271000	-249000
Canasil Res.	CLZ	206000	206000
Largest increase in short position
Commerce Res.	CCE	1299000	1109500
Metanor Res.	MTO	701600	689500
Gold Bullion Dev.	GBB	688000	688000
Robex Res.	RBX	730500	686500
Amex Exploration	AMX	570000	570000
Largest decrease in short position
Athabasca Minerals.	ABM	36959	-627900
VMS Ventures	VMS	0	-548500
Rusoro Mining	RML	0	-540300
True Gold Mining	TGM	58742	-484600
Southern Silver Exp.	SSV	0	-362000