Posted By: Northern Miner Staff
November 26, 2012
Volume 98 Number 41 Nov 26 - Dec 2, 2012
Spot prices
Courtesy of Scotiabank
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Precious Metals
Price (US$/oz.)
Change
Gold
$1,734.00
9.25
Silver
$33.19
0.61
Platinum
$1,574.00
-4
Palladium
$641.00
28
Base Metals
Price (US$/tonne)
Change
Nickel
$16,463.00
-5
Lead
$2,184.25
-5.75
Copper
$7,770.50
-30.25
Zinc
$1,933.75
-11.25
LME warehouse levels
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, November 19, 2012 (change from November 12 in brackets):
Aluminium Alloy
88940
(-1140)
Aluminium
5107300
(+1500)
Copper
254050
(+8550)
Lead
339000
(+7975)
Nickel
132636
(+2844)
Tin
11455
(-225)
Zinc
1176675
(+18325)
Producer and Dealer Prices
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$12,350.00/t Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$9.25/lb. Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.875/lb. Coal: CME Group Central Appalachian Coal Futures December 2012: US$60.67; January 2013: US$62.28 Cobalt: Recent trades US$11.50-12.25/lb. Copper: Comex Copper Futures December 2012: US$3.529/lb.; Comex January 2013: $3.530/lb. Indium: Mid-mkt US$520.00/kg. Iridium: Mid-mkt US$1,025.00/tr. oz. Magnesium: Mid-mkt US$3,300.00/t. Manganese: Mid-mkt US$2,655.00/t. Mercury: Mid-mkt US$1,850.00/flask (76 lb.). Molybdenum: Oxide, recent trades US$10.85-11.00/lb. Rhodium: Mid-mkt US$1,175.00/tr. oz. Ruthenium: Mid-mkt US$105.90/tr. oz. Selenium: Mid-mkt US$45.00/lb. Silver: Base: US$33.13; Fabricated: US$39.76.; Sterling: US$30.72 Tantalum: Ta2O5 ore, mid-mkt US$125/lb. CIF China Tin: Kuala Lumpur Tin Market, US$20.38/kg Tungsten: APT Tungstate FOB China mid-mkt: US$335.00 per mtu Uranium: U3O8, Trade Tech spot price: US$41.00/lb.; Uranium Exchange Co. spot price: US$41.25/lb. Ferrovanadium: Free Market V2O5, recent trades US$5.00-5.25/lb.; US Ferrovanadium: US$12.00-12.25 Prices current Nov. 20, 2012
Daily metal prices
Date
19-Nov
16-Nov
15-Nov
14-Nov
13-Nov
BASE METALS
(London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)
Al Alloy
1860/1885
1879/1895
1850/1875
1868.50/1885
1815/1840
Aluminum
1927.50/1946
1921/1941.50
1931.50/1953
1965/1987
1943.50/1960
Copper
7670/7693
7572.50/7583
7605/7615
7634.50/7642
7606/7613
Lead
2174/2167
2179/2162
2187/2176
2187.50/2166
2163/2148
Nickel
16055/16125
15875/15945
16010/16050
15980/16100
15905/15995
Tin
20570/20495
20500/20450
20405/20425
20575/20550
20375/20400
Zinc
1891.50/1922
1895/1923
1906.50/1934
1921/1946
1892/1919.50
PRECIOUS METAL PRICES (London fix, US$ per troy oz.)
Gold AM
1679
1708.25
1723.25
1718
1713.5
Gold PM
1683.5
1685
1716.25
1719
1710
Silver
30.91
31.92
32.66
32.28
31.98
Platinum
1544
1552
1575
1570
1545
Palladium
598
608
614
606
593.5
Exchange rates
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)
Date
19-Nov
16-Nov
15-Nov
14-Nov
13-Nov
US$ in C$
0.9964
1.0028
1.0025
1.0018
1.0016
C$ in US$
1.0036
0.9972
0.9975
0.9982
0.9984
Currency
Aus $
Euro
Japan
Mex P
SA Rand
UK £
In C$
1.0367
1.276
0.01227
0.07628
0.113
1.5851
In US$
1.0404
1.2806
0.01231
0.07656
0.1134
1.5908
Canadian gold mutual funds
Fund name
Nov. 19
Nov. 12
Change
Change
YTD
MER*
Assets*
($)
($)
($)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(M$)
AGF Pr Mtl
30.53
31.66
-5.67
-17.9
-10.73
2.56
698.9
Altamira Pr & Str Mtl
23.2
15.93
-5.71
-35.8
-9.64
2.35
83.5
BMO Junior Gold Index ETF
14.8
15.67
-2.78
4.3
-12.74
0.58
108.4
BMO Pr Mtl
17.86
24.31
-2.75
-11.3
-12.65
2.29
133.6
CIBC Pr Mtl
13.54
18.78
-4.62
-24.6
-12.98
2.4
141.8
Dynamic Can Pr Mtl
19.45
14.01
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-45.9
-13.44
1.65
811.6
London Life Pr Mtl (MX)
34.98
36.45
-8.38
-23
-14.17
3.37
259.2
Mackenzie Un Pr Mtl C$
19.16
17.33
-7.63
-44
-13.49
2.44
569.9
Middlefield Precious Metals
16.63
13.46
-12.38
-92
-13.39
2.48
8.5
Quadrus Mack Un Pr Mtl
12.63
19.96
-7.72
-38.7
-16.3
2.7
66.7
RBC Global Pr Mtl
15.16
43.34
-3.19
-7.4
-10.8
2.04
1380.4
Sentry Pr Mtl Growth
54.99
58.53
2.76
4.7
-4.9
2.75
731.5
Sprott Gold and Pr Minls
41.29
53.42
-11.45
-21.4
-9.2
2.84
854
Sprott Gold and Pr Minls F
50.98
56.47
-10.69
-18.9
-17.3
1.78
n/a
TD Pr Mtl
53.89
53.12
-7.05
-13.3
-16.5
2.15
313.9
TD Pr Mtl-A
10.61
11.23
-7.18
-63.9
-14.2
2.31
n/a
iShares Can Gold Sector Index
50.2
20.35
-5.17
-25.4
-14.06
0.55
1063.3
Featured Fund: Sprott Gold and Precious Minerals as of 06/30/12 (in weighted order): Goldcorp, Barrick Gold, Franco-Nevada, Silver Wheaton, Freeport McMoran, Iamgold, Kinross Gold, Agnico-Eagle Mines, Osisko Mining, Perseus Mining, Newcrest Mining, Yamana Gold, Romarco Minerals. Fund Manager: Diana Racanelli.
North American stock exchange indices
52-week
Date
19-Nov
16-Nov
15-Nov
14-Nov
13-Nov
High
Low
TSX Composite
12040.4
11877.72
11811.38
11929.79
12134.66
12788.63
11209.55
S&P/TSX-Ven Comp
1249.96
1235.34
1222.7
1258.69
1286.89
1696.14
1153.9
S&P TSX 60
688.14
679.49
675.76
681.9
694.88
728.03
637.7
Global Gold
314.24
307.99
305.15
313.46
326.45
423.82
265.99
TSX Metals & Mining
919.59
909.48
908.17
917.34
940.79
1258.22
781.13
Gold & Silver XAU
170.58
165.67
164.36
168.49
176.72
210.11
140.94
Amex Gold Bugs
452.65
440.85
437.05
447.96
469.51
590.72
372.74
TSX short positions
Short positions outstanding at Nov. 15/12 (with changes from Oct. 31/12).
Largest short positions
New Gold
NGD
60921343
-447412
Lundin Mining
LUN
47085340
519362
Osisko Mining
OSK
30056292
-980943
Kinross Gold
K
26435809
11071791
Yamana Gold
YRI
24425313
6646246
Argonaut Gold
AR
22907510
875549
Thompson Creek
TCM
21984464
-537446
Eldorado Gold
ELD
18624341
4309524
Dundee Prec.
DPM
15797190
-149122
Uranium One
UUU
14986296
-1300110
Aurico Gold
AUQ
14670731
-2152420
B2gold
BTO
14128916
1790681
Tahoe Res.
THO
13732050
51656
First Quantum
FM
12770650
5264635
Potash Corp.
POT
12500096
3971379
Largest increase in short position
Kinross Gold
K
26435809
11071791
Yamana Gold
YRI
24425313
6646246
First Quantum
FM
12770650
5264635
Eldorado Gold
ELD
18624341
4309524
Potash Corp.
POT
12500096
3971379
Largest decrease in short position
Labrador Iron
LIM
252300
-3941207
Barrick Gold
ABX
2870970
-2946696
Teck Resources
TCK.B
7884478
-2195825
Aurico Gold
AUQ
14670731
-2152420
Rainy River
RR
793105
-1913366
TSX Venture short positions
Short positions outstanding at Nov. 15/12 (with changes from Oct. 31/12).
Largest short positions
Sandstorm Gold
SSL
3827687
-303120
Barkerville Gold
BGM
2666417
331800
Aurcana
AUN
1690005
1371600
Goldquest Mining
GQC
1226472
-238944
Great Western
GWG
1154035
28180
Los Andes Copper
LA
693500
693500
Argex Titanium
RGX
564253
38613
Galway Resources
GWY
502002
369863
Kaminak Gold
KAM
499471
407100
Probe Mines
PRB
450147
252700
Bear Creek Mining
BCM
439939
-98300
Fire River Gold.
FAU
439000
89000
Andina Minerals
ADM
421300
421300
Sandstorm Metals
SND
411091
182500
TNR Gold
TNR
402000
402000
Largest increase in short position
Aurcana
AUN
1690005
1371600
Los Andes Copper
LA
693500
693500
Andina Minerals
ADM
421300
421300
Kaminak Gold
KAM
499471
407100
TNR Gold
TNR
402000
402000
Largest decrease in short position
Sarama Resources
SWA
0
-2000000
Tolima Gold
TOM
0
-1000000
ATAC Resources
ATC
19517
-816500
Robex Resources
RBX
401
-815031
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