Metals, mining, stocks and money markets

Spot prices
Courtesy of Scotiabank
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Precious Metals Price (US$/oz.) Change
Gold $1,737.50 -33.25
Silver $32.80 -1.07
Platinum $1,641.00 -59
Palladium $637.00 -23
     
Base Metals Price (US$/tonne) Change
Nickel $16,860.00 -165
Lead $2,121.00 7.5
Copper $8,137.50 30.5
Zinc $1,906.50 -17
LME warehouse levels
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, October 15, 2012 (change from October 8 in brackets):
Aluminium Alloy 77080 (-200)
Aluminium 5064950 (+40600)
Copper 212275 (-10225)
Lead 301700 (+50350)
Nickel 123342 (-1170)
Tin 11430 (-745)
Zinc 1036625 (+40400)

Producer and dealer prices

Antimony: Mid-mkt US$12,750.00/t

Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$9.38/lb.

Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.85/lb.

Coal: CME Group Central Appalachian Coal Futures November 2012: US$53.25; December 2012: US$54.13

Cobalt: Recent trades US$13.50-14.25/lb.

Copper: Comex Copper Futures November 2012: US$3.70/lb.; Comex December 2012: $3.70/lb.

Indium: Mid-mkt US$580.00/kg.

Iridium: Mid-mkt US$1,025.00/tr. oz.

Magnesium: Mid-mkt US$3,300.00/t.

Manganese: Mid-mkt US$2,575.00/t.

Mercury: Mid-mkt US$1,850.00/flask (76 lb.).

Molybdenum: Oxide, recent trades US$10.80-11.00/lb.

Rhodium: Mid-mkt US$1,175.00/tr. oz.

Ruthenium: Mid-mkt US$97.50/tr. oz.

Selenium: Mid-mkt US$45.00/lb.

Silver: Base: US$32.97; Fabricated: US$39.56; Sterling: US$30.57

Tantalum: Ta2O5 ore, mid-mkt US$125/lb. CIF China

Tin: Kuala Lumpur Tin Market, US$21.57/kg

Tungsten: APT Tungstate FOB China mid-mkt: US$390.00 per mtu; APT U.S. mid-mkt: US$407.50 per mtu

Uranium: U3O8, Trade Tech spot price: US$45.75/lb.; Uranium Exchange Co. spot price: N.A.

Ferrovanadium: Free Market V2O5, recent trades US$5.25-5.50/lb.; US Ferrovanadium: US$12.75-13.00

Prices current Oct. 16, 2012

Daily metal prices
Date Oct-15 Oct-12 Oct-11 Oct-10 Oct-09
BASE METALS  (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)
Al Alloy 1840/1860 1850/1875 1885/1920 1891/1910 1910/1940
Aluminum 1949.50/1974 1974.50/1997 1992/2019 1991/2020 2040/2070
Copper 8129/8121 8178/8175 8210/8212 8124/8127 8182.50/8189
Lead 2138.50/2145 2168/2164 2207/2212 2214.50/2220 2250.50/2257
Nickel 17200/17290 17230/17300 17640/17700 17730/17825 17925/17995
Tin 21200/21120 21780/21795 22025/22150 21680/21700 22100/22055
Zinc 1887/1926 1900/1939 1950/1988 1951.50/1992 1998/2034.50
           
PRECIOUS METAL PRICES (London fix, US$ per t
roy oz.)
Gold AM 1747.25 1767 1767.25 1763 1770.75
Gold PM 1736 1766.75 1769 1761.25 1774
Silver 33.22 33.79 34.25 33.79 33.87
Platinum 1641 1678 1681 1671 1695
Palladium 637 650 649 650 660
Exchnage rates  
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)  
Date Oct-15 Oct-12 Oct-11 Oct-10 Oct-09  
US$ in C$ 0.9784 0.9799 0.9782 0.9787 0.9788  
C$ in US$ 1.0221 1.0205 1.0223 1.0218 1.0217  
             
EXCHANGE RATES (Bank of Canada, October 15, 2012)
Currency Aus $ Euro Japan Mex P SA Rand UK £
In C$ 1.0024 1.2669 0.01242 0.07633 0.111 1.5721
In US$ 1.0245 1.2949 0.01269 0.07802 0.1135 1.6068
Canadian gold mutual funds
Fund name  Oct. 15  Oct. 9 Change Change YTD MER* Assets*
  ($) ($) ($) (%) (%) (%) (M$)
AGF Pr Mtl 32.26 33.33 -5.67 -17 -2.54 2.56 698.9
Altamira Pr & Str Mtl 16.02 16.34 -5.71 -34.9 -3.83 2.35 83.5
BMO Junior Gold Index ETF 16.49 16.41 -2.78 4.3 -3.22 0.58 108.4
BMO Pr Mtl 24.97 25.56 -2.75 -10.8 0.69 2.29 133.6
CIBC Pr Mtl 19.5 20.17 -4.62 -22.9 -1.34 2.4 141.8
Dynamic Can Pr Mtl 14.56 15.03 -6.43 -42.8 -3.41 1.65 811.6
London Life Pr Mtl (MX) 37.34 38.64 -8.38 -21.7 -5.2 3.37 259.2
Mackenzie Un Pr Mtl C$ 17.74 18.35 -7.63 -41.6 -4.45 2.44 569.9
Middlefield Precious Metals 13.23 13.54 -12.38 -91.4 -10.31 2.48 8.5
Quadrus Mack Un Pr Mtl 20.44 21.14 -7.72 -36.5 -4.6 2.7 66.7
RBC Global Pr Mtl 44.03 45.08 -3.19 -7.1 -0.9 2.04 1380.4
Sentry Pr Mtl Growth 59.44 60.25 2.76 4.6 4.2 2.75 731.5
Sprott Gold and Pr Minls 54.59 56.06 -11.45 -20.4 -9.1 2.84 854
Sprott Gold and Pr Minls F 57.64 59.17 -10.69 -18.1 -8.3 1.78 n/a
TD Pr Mtl 54.29 55.84 -7.05 -12.6 -4.4 2.15 313.9
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: RBC Global Precious Metals as of 06/30/12 (in weighted order): Goldcorp, Barrick Gold, Yamana Gold, Preseus mining, Eldorado Gold, New Gold, Allied Nevada Gold, rio Alto Mining, B2 Gold, Tahoe Resources. Fund Manager: Chris Beer.
North American stock exchange indices
            52-week
Date Oct-15 Oct-12 Oct-11 Oct-10 Oct-09 High Low
TSX Composite 12229.96 12202.04 12233.95 12212.42 12273.57 12788.63 11209.55
S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 1282.73 1292.81 1299.94 1302.15 1327.81 1696.14 1153.9
S&P TSX 60 698.5 696.13 698.5 697.08 700.88 728.03 637.7
Global Gold 333.69 335.02 339.5 339.79 337.41 437.84 265.99
TSX Metals & Mining 905.36 906.02 910.24 898.22 905.64 1258.22 781.13
Gold & Silver XAU 185.15 184.9 188.3 187.43 186.13 216.79 140.94
Amex Gold Bugs 495.32 495.53 503.95 501.8 499.64 614.62 372.74
TSX short positions
Short positions outstanding at Sept. 30/12 (with changes from Sept. 15/12).
       
Largest short positions
Lundin Mining  LUN 44705275 -735227
New Gold  NGD 43626096 505851
Osisko Mining  OSK 25855920 -200269
Thompson Creek  TCM 21371244 370844
Kinross Gold  K 17300525 10868417
Argonaut Gold  AR 17005526 955788
Eldorado Gold  ELD 16770907 -1.1E+07
Uranium One  UUU 16453044 -467142
Dundee Prec.  DPM 15801373 376318
Aurico Gold  AUQ 14896995 -91085
Great Basin   GBG 14477498 -2996846
First Quantum  FM 13419290 3762584
Tahoe Res.  THO 13394221 69945
Barrick Gold  ABX 11376742 6657848
Canfor   CFP 10929013 68883
Largest increase in short position
Kinross Gold  K 17300525 10868417
Barrick Gold  ABX 11376742 6657848
B2gold      BTO 10188941 5812609
First Quantum  FM 13419290 3762584
Silver Wheaton  SLW 7806236 3163240
Largest decrease in short position
Yamana Gold            YRI 2239550 -1.5E+07
Eldorado Gold         ELD 16770907 -1.1E+07
Cameco               CCO 2121787 -8951300
Potash Corp        POT 2440587 -4354771
Mercator Minerals  ML 67938 -3042872
TSX Venture short positions
Short positions outstanding at Sept. 30/12 (with changes from Sept. 15/12).
       
Largest short positions
Sandstorm Gold   SSL 3082946 639725
Barkerville Gold  BGM 2465417 322799
Goldquest Mining  GQC 1358402 -177598
Great Western        GWG 1081355 -169941
True North Gems  TGX 1000000 1000000
Aurcana          AUN 942905 -307406
Balmoral Resources  BAR 852925 644745
Kaminak Gold        KAM 809471 -4294
ATAC Resources   ATC 754617 -149916
Argex Titanium   RGX 726572 354441
Unigold          UGD 506706 -77794
Oremex Silver        OAG 467000 233000
Bear Creek Mining  BCM 450139 45719
Majestic Gold        MJS 392000 383000
Rockridge Capital  RRC 360000 360000
Largest increase in short position
True North Gems  TGX 1000000 1000000
Balmoral Resources  BAR 852925 644745
Sandstorm Gold   SSL 3082946 639725
Majestic Gold        MJS 392000 383000
Rockridge Capital  RRC 360000 360000
Largest decrease in short position
Diamonds North    DDN 271 -1985000
Sunridge Gold    SGC 65895 -1763979
Zone Resources   ZNR 0 -715000
Saturn Minerals  SMI 0 -704500
Focus Graphite   FMS 214985 -616436
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