Metals, mining and money markets

Spot prices
Courtesy of Scotiabank
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Precious Metals	Price (US$/oz.)	Change
Gold	$1,321.00	-11.25
Silver	$22.30	-0.6
Platinum	$1,407.00	0
Palladium	$709.00	-17
Base Metals	Price (US$/tonne)	Change
Nickel	$14,076.00	75
Lead	$2,144.50	14.25
Copper	$7,252.75	-2.25
Zinc	$1,935.00	6.5

LME warehouse levels
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, October 14, 2013 (change from October 7, 2013 in brackets):
Aluminium Alloy	61500	(-200)
Aluminium	5321450	(-32575)
Copper	508575	(-14850)
Lead	235675	(-1625)
Nickel	228186	(+258)
Tin	12780	(-415)
Zinc	990225	(-18850)

Producer and dealer prices

Antimony FOB China: Mid-mkt US$10,500.00/t
Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$9.00/lb.
Cadmium 99.9: Mid-mkt US$0.95/lb.
Coal: CME Group Central Appalachian Coal Futures
Nov. 2013: US$54.76; Dec. 2013: US$55.29
Cobalt 99.8: US$14.25/lb.
Copper: Comex Copper Futures Nov. 2013: US$3.30/lb.; Comex Dec. 2013: $3.30/lb.
Germanium Dioxide: US$1,375/kg.
Gallium: US$320/kg
Indium: NY Dealer Mid-mkt US$700.00/kg.
Iridium: Mid-mkt US$654.35/tr. oz.
Magnesium FOB China: Mid-mkt US$2,900.00/t.
Manganese FOB China: Mid-mkt US$2,250.00/t.
Molybdenum Oxide: US$9.70/lb.
Rhodium: Mid-mkt US$991.74/tr. oz.
Ruthenium: Mid-mkt US$57.91/tr. oz.
Selenium: Mid-mkt US$32.00/lb.
Silver: Base: US$21.15; Fabricated: US$25.38; Sterling: US$19.61
Tungsten: APT Tungstate FOB China mid-mkt: US$400.00 per mtu
Uranium: U3O8, Trade Tech spot price: US$35.25/lb.; Uranium Exchange Co. spot price: N.A.
Ferrovanadium: US$26.00/kg; Vanadium-Pentoxide: US$5.75-6.25/lb.
Prices current Oct. 16, 2013

Daily metal prices
Date	14-Oct	11-Oct	10-Oct	9-Oct	8-Oct
BASE METALS	(London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)
Al Alloy	1800/1830	1790/1830	1795/1825	1795/1830	1795/1825
Aluminum	1821.50/187350	1829.50/1875	1818/1865.50	1838.50/1886.50	1818/1864
Copper	7205/7225	7123/7156	7112/7137	7140/7178	7231/7267.50
Lead	2101.50/2127	2072/2098.50	2053/2076	2060.50/2090	2055/2083
Nickel	13900/14000	13725/13805	13715/13800	13755/13800	13830/13900
Tin	23375/23450	23320/23305	23390/23350	23495/23530	23710/23750
Zinc	1883/1926	1872.50/1910	1852/1890	1857/1897	1849.50/1889
PRECIOUS METAL PRICES (London fix, US$ per troy oz.)
Gold AM	1276	1285.75	1298	1309.5	1321
Gold PM	1285.5	1265.5	1298.5	1304	1329.5
Silver	21.52	21.52	21.93	22.1	22.3
Platinum	1379	1369	1385	1385	1407
Palladium	715	712	705	707	712

Exchange rates
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)
Date	14-Oct	11-Oct	10-Oct	9-Oct	8-Oct
US$ in C$	N/A	1.0385	1.0383	1.0397	1.0331
C$ in US$	N/A	0.9629	0.9631	0.9618	0.968
EXCHANGE RATES (Bank of Canada, Oct 15, 2013)
Currency	Aus $	Euro	Japan	Mex P	SA Rand	UK £
In C$	0.9876	1.3995	0.01052	0.08008	0.1044	1.6566
In US$	0.9523	1.3494	0.01014	0.07722	0.1007	1.5973

Canadian gold mutual funds
Fund name	Oct. 7	Sept. 30	Change	Change	YTD	MER*	Assets*
	($)	($)	($)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(M$)
AGF Pr Mtl	18.22	18.36	-5.67	-30.9	-38.55	2.56	698.9
Altamira Pr & Str Mtl	9.24	9.35	-5.71	-61.1	-37.27	2.35	83.5
BMO Junior Gold Index ETF	7.3	7.39	-2.78	4.3	-48.26	0.58	108.4
BMO Pr Mtl	14.04	14.14	-2.75	-19.4	-37.55	2.29	133.6
CIBC Pr Mtl	10.11	10.19	-4.62	-45.3	-40.41	2.4	141.8
Dynamic Can Pr Mtl	6.48	6.54	-6.43	-98.3	-49.18	1.65	811.6
London Life Precious Mtl	19.09	19.28	-8.38	-43.5	-43.64	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	6.36	6.43	-12.38	-192.5	-46.57	2.48	8.5
RBC Global Pr Mtl	24.32	24.6	-3.19	-13	-38.93	2.04	1380.4
Sentry Pr Mtl Growth	28.74	28.92	2.76	9.5	-46.03	2.75	731.5
Sprott Gold and Pr Minls	27.23	27.41	-11.45	-41.8	-44.84	2.84	854
Sprott Gold and Pr Minls F	29.02	29.21	-10.69	-36.6	-44.45	1.78	n/a
TD Pr Mtl	30.13	30.29	-7.05	-23.3	-37.49	2.15	313.9
TD Pr Mtl-A	6.36	6.39	-7.18	-112.4	-37.56	2.31	n/a
iShares TSX Global Gold Index	10.54	10.68	-5.17	-48.4	-43.41	0.55	802.1
Featured fund: Altamira Precious Metals Index top holdings as of 06/3/13 (in weighted order): Goldcorp, Yamana Gold, Barrick Gold, Silver Wheaton, Argonaut Gold, Eldorado Gold, Franco-Nevada, Dundee Precious Metals, Agnico Eagle Mines, B2Gold, New Gold, Tahoe Resources, First Majestic Silver, Kinross Gold. Fund manager: Jean-Phillipe Choquette.

TSX short positions
Short positions outstanding at Sept. 30/13 (with changes from Sept. 15/13).
Largest short positions
Lundin Mining	LUN	63898868	-1335567
New Gold	NGD	48133941	-881122
Osisko Mining	OSK	38279338	1113430
Barrick Gold	ABX	32960239	10795567
Turquoise Hill	TRQ	31493643	710035
Tahoe Resources	THO	20177666	-379979
Thompson Creek	TCM	18474709	-473
First Quantum	FM	17367447	-19375
Kinross Gold	K	17034814	-1.6E+07
B2gold	BTO	16192282	-209083
Dundee Precious	DPM	15301650	120628
Detour Gold	DGC	15053764	568838
First Majestic	FR	13104768	-46410
Argonaut Gold	AR	10850262	170035
Kirkland Lake	KGI	9755375	-232582
Largest increase in short position
Barrick Gold	ABX	32960239	10795567
Sulliden Gold	SUE	3880130	3579143
Silver Wheaton	SLW	8496329	3314553
Agnico-Eagle	AEM	6319483	2716561
Denison Mines	DML	3295669	2515237
Largest decrease in short position
Eldorado Gold	ELD	5999639	-2.1E+07
Kinross Gold	K	17034814	-1.6E+07
Yamana Gold	YRI	3444768	-9464132
Cameco	CCO	4091927	-6848786
Potash Corp.	POT	4979965	-2224472

TSX Venture short positions
Short positions outstanding at Sept. 30/13 (with changes from Sept. 15/13).
Largest short positions
Fission Uranium	FCU	1621156	1081420
Barkerville Gold	BGM	1276315	-134140
Great Western	GWG	856000	20000
Sunset Cove	SSM	760204	229000
Fancamp	FNC	638311	322000
Sunridge Gold	SGC	457000	330000
Pacific Potash	PP	430000	0
Arianne Phosphate	DAN	402600	393100
Southern Arc	SA	400500	400500
Zenyatta Ventures	ZEN	365815	-190050
Eagle Hill	EAG	362500	247000
Brazilian Gold	BGC	342000	341500
Pelangio	PX	330000	285000
Malbex Resources	MBG	300000	200000
Gold Standard	GSV	252456	0
Largest increase in short position
Fission Uranium	FCU	1621156	1081420
Southern Arc	SA	400500	400500
Arianne Phosphate	DAN	402600	393100
Brazilian Gold	BGC	342000	341500
Sunridge Gold	SGC	457000	330000
Largest decrease in short position
Sirios Resources	SOI	0	-808000
Aldrin Resource	ALN	37500	-608500
Falco Pacific	FPC	75000	-199500
Zenyatta Ventures	ZEN	365815	-190050
Victoria Gold	VIT	85000	-181500