Metals, mining and money markets

Spot prices
Courtesy of Scotiabank
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Precious Metals	Price (US$/oz.)	Change
Gold	$1,285.00	-93.5
Silver	$19.77	-2.03
Platinum	$1,351.00	-77
Palladium	$670.00	-33
Base Metals	Price (US$/tonne)	Change
Nickel	$13,960.00	325
Lead	$2,042.00	47
Copper	$6,798.25	127.75
Zinc	$1,852.00	29
LME warehouse levels
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, June 24, 2013 (change from June 17, 2013 in brackets):
Aluminium Alloy	69040	(-100)
Aluminium	5440325	(+160900)
Copper	678225	(+48750)
Lead	195875	(+3275)
Nickel	186198	(+2574)
Tin	14190	(-15)
Zinc	1065850	(-17925)

Producer and dealer prices

Antimony FOB China: Mid-mkt US$9,900.00/t
Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$9.00/lb.
Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$1.05/lb.
Coal: CME Group Central Appalachian Coal Futures
July 2013: US$54.83; Aug. 2013: US$54.88
Cobalt: US$15.00/lb.
Copper: Comex Copper Futures July 2013: US$3.044/lb.; Comex Aug. 2013: $3.050/lb.
Germanium: US$1,750/kg.
Indium: NY Dealer Mid-mkt US$560.00/kg.
Iridium: Mid-mkt US$968.48/tr. oz.
Magnesium FOB China: Mid-mkt US$2,850.00/t.
Manganese FOB China: Mid-mkt US$2,400.00/t.
Molybdenum Oxide: US$10.75/lb.
Rhodium: Mid-mkt US$1,054.78/tr. oz.
Ruthenium: Mid-mkt US$85.00/tr. oz.
Selenium: Mid-mkt US$32.00/lb.
Silver: Base: US$18.70; Fabricated: US$22.44; Sterling: US$17.34
Tungsten: APT Tungstate FOB China mid-mkt: US$400.00 per mtu
Uranium: U3O8, Trade Tech spot price: US$39.75/lb.; Uranium Exchange Co. spot price: US$39.65/lb.
Ferrovanadium: US$28.00/kg; Vanadium-Pentoxide: US$5.50/lb.
Prices current June 26, 2013

Daily metal prices
Date	20-May	17-May	16-May	15-May	14-May
BASE METALS	(London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)
Al Alloy	1741/1770	1750/1790	1760/1795	1745/1780	1770/1805
Aluminum	1728.50/1775.50	1747.50/1792.50	1748/1794	1792/1836.50	1794.50/1837.50
Copper	6637/6675	6775/6805.50	6807.50/6835	6972/7003	6970/7010
Lead	1995/2002	2016.50/2025.50	2008.50/2017	2081/2091	2075/2083
Nickel	13625/13725	13775/13830	13740/13810	14005/14100	14000/14050
Tin	19540/19625	19510/19590	19440/19520	20045/20095	20135/20195
Zinc	1789.50/1820.50	1808.50/1844.50	1794.50/1831	1834.50/1870	1816/1851.50
PRECIOUS METAL PRICES (London fix, US$ per troy oz.)
Gold AM	1283.25	1290.25	1303.25	1366	1378.5
Gold PM	1285.75	1295.25	1292.5	1372.75	1366.75
Silver	19.65	19.87	20.24	21.62	21.8
Platinum	1360	1365	1391	1437	1427
Palladium	669	672	670	709	706

Exchange rates
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)
Date	24-Jun	21-Jun	20-Jun	19-Jun	18-Jun
US$ in C$	1.0532	1.047	1.0387	1.0187	1.0209
C$ in US$	0.9495	0.9551	0.9627	0.9816	0.9795
EXCHANGE RATES (Bank of Canada, June 24, 2013)
Currency	Aus $	Euro	Japan	Mex P	SA Rand	UK £
In C$	0.9726	1.3786	0.01078	0.07864	0.1041	1.6223
In US$	0.9235	1.309	0.01024	0.07467	0.09884	1.5404

North American stock exchange indices
						52-week
Date	24-Jun	21-Jun	20-Jun	19-Jun	18-Jun	High	Low
TSX Composite	11836.86	11995.66	11968.57	12268.29	12367.46	12904.71	11251.85
S&P/TSX-Ven Comp	880.02	895.79	892.6	924.25	929.99	1349.32	876.4
S&P TSX 60	681.09	689.38	686.88	703.52	709.33	742.39	644.24
Global Gold	164.01	171.05	166.94	180.1	185.27	355.92	163.43
TSX Metals & Mining	663.39	708.59	703.89	740.69	754.89	1050.76	662.2
Gold & Silver XAU	87.33	91.41	90.21	97.46	100.32	196.71	86.29
Amex Gold Bugs	221.16	230.82	227.95	246.37	254.65	529.8	217.53

TSX short positions
Short positions outstanding at June. 15/13 (with changes from May. 31/13).
Largest short positions
Lundin Mining	LUN	70813970	1078980
New Gold	NGD	52037061	-1950708
Osisko Mining	OSK	42473591	-332963
Kinross Gold	K	36905005	6132219
Eldorado Gold	ELD	32154548	-3354422
Turquoise Hill	TRQ	30853777	-242681
Barrick Gold	ABX	28791612	24840438
First Quantum	FM	22634673	-6550988
Thompson Creek	TCM	20126725	-178968
Tahoe Res.	THO	19999765	-398410
Dundee Prec.	DPM	16010750	-438546
First Majestic	FR	13620596	-1203427
B2gold	BTO	13360169	-298469
Detour Gold	DGC	12544452	-1901308
Argonaut Gold	AR	11416295	148031
Largest increase in short position
Barrick Gold	ABX	28791612	24840438
Kinross Gold	K	36905005	6132219
Silver Wheaton	SLW	8752579	4613909
Agnico-Eagle	AEM	5174155	3951436
Cline Mining	CMK	1609000	1600000
Largest decrease in short position
Yamana Gold	YRI	2199164	-1.3E+07
Teck Resources	TCK.B	2362561	-8425550
Cameco	CCO	6957338	-8146379
Potash Corp.	POT	10119134	-6594458
First Quantum	FM	22634673	-6550988
TSX Venture short positions
Short positions outstanding at June. 15/13 (with changes from May. 31/13).
Largest short positions
Barkerville Gold.	BGM	2070715	-190800
Pacific Potash	PP	961000	135500
Great Western	GWG	785500	-94000
Alpha Minerals	AMW	555297	-345900
Amarc Resources	AHR	478000	-57000
Argex Titanium	RGX	399273	15137
Coventry Resources	CYY	386828	21328
Adroit Resources	ADT	341000	341000
Zenyatta Ventures	ZEN	338450	-73089
Probe Mines	PRB	269217	17419
Edgewater Expl.	EDW	267000	54500
Sirios Resources	SOI	261000	-37000
Bellhaven Copper	BHV	254000	254000
Focus Graphite	FMS	245345	3480
African Gold	AGG	235000	210000
Largest increase in short position
Adroit Resources	ADT	341000	341000
Bellhaven Copper	BHV	254000	254000
African Gold	AGG	235000	210000
Huldra Silver	HDA	201000	201000
European Uranium	EUU	177500	177500
Largest decrease in short position
Alexandria Minerals	AZX	7000	-975500
Majestic Gold	MJS	77000	-584000
Aldrin Resource	ALN	0	-526000
Alpha Minerals	AMW	555297	-345900
Arian Resources	ARC	0	-340000