Metals, mining and money markets

Spot prices
Courtesy of Scotiabank
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Precious Metals	Price (US$/oz.)	Change
Gold	$1,706.75	-40.5
Silver	$33.30	-0.75
Platinum	$1,594.00	-25
Palladium	$682.00	23
Base Metals	Price (US$/tonne)	Change
Nickel	$17,439.00	5
Lead	$2,230.25	-24.5
Copper	$8,025.00	27
Zinc	$2,023.75	-19

LME warehouse levels
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, December 3, 2012 (change from November 26 in brackets):xchange warehouses at opening, November 5, 2012 (change from October 29 in brackets):
Aluminium Alloy	87740	(+120)
Aluminium	5199525	(+22425)
Copper	251050	(+1225)
Lead	362275	(+800)
Nickel	136170	(+1524)
Tin	12215	(+475)
Zinc	1233575	(+345)

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
January 2013: US$61.77; February 2013: US$62.20
Cobalt: Recent trades US$11.50-12.25/lb.
Copper: Comex Copper Futures December 2012: US$3.649/lb.; Comex January 2013: $3.664/lb.
Indium: NY Dealer Mid-mkt US$500.00/kg.
Iridium: J. Matthey Base Mid-mkt US$1,025.00/tr. oz.
Magnesium: Mid-mkt US$3,325.00/t.
Manganese: Mid-mkt US$2,665.00/t.
Mercury: Mid-mkt US$1,850.00/flask (76 lb.).
Molybdenum: Oxide, recent trades US$11.00-11.30/lb.
Rhodium: Mid-mkt US$1,612.50/tr. oz.
Ruthenium: Mid-mkt US$80.00/tr. oz.
Selenium: Mid-mkt US$45.00/lb.
Silver: Base: US$33.72; Fabricated: US$40.46.; Sterling: N.A.
Tantalum: Ta2O5 ore, mid-mkt US$125/lb. CIF China
Tin: Kuala Lumpur Tin Market, US$21.75/kg
Tungsten: APT Tungstate FOB China mid-mkt: US$335.00 per mtu
Uranium: U3O8, Trade Tech spot price: US$42.50/lb.; Uranium Exchange Co. spot price: US$42.50/lb.
Ferrovanadium: Free Market V2O5, recent trades US$5.00-5.25/lb.; US Ferrovanadium: US$11.50-11.75
Prices current Dec. 5, 2012

Daily metal prices

Date	3-Dec	30-Nov	29-Nov	28-Nov	27-Nov
BASE METALS	(London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)
Al Alloy	1960/1985	2015/2040	1939/1955	1895/1920	1900/1920
Aluminum	2096/2103	2078/2079	2045/2049.50	1992/1997.50	2002.50/2015.50
Copper	7975/8010	7948.50/7954	7849.50/7865	7719/7743.50	7795.50/7805
Lead	2242/2240	2254/2253	2235.50/2237	2187/2185	2198/2201
Nickel	17590/17655	17075/17225	17200/17340	16875/16950	16665/16725
Tin	21855/21800	21795/21700	21605/21795	21240/21150	21130/21125
Zinc	2024/2044	2027.50/2044	2005.50/2023	1956/1979	1971/1993
PRECIOUS METAL PRICES (London fix, US$ per troy oz.)
Gold AM	1718	1728.25	1724.5	1741	1747.25
Gold PM	1720	1726	1725	1708	1746.25
Silver	33.42	34.28	33.76	33.85	34.05
Platinum	1599	1612	1620	1589	1619
Palladium	682	685	682	651	670

Exchange rates

CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)
Date	3-Dec	30-Nov	29-Nov	28-Nov	27-Nov
US$ in C$	0.9928	0.9932	0.993	0.9929	0.9936
C$ in US$	1.0073	1.0068	1.007	1.0072	1.0064
EXCHANGE RATES (Bank of Canada, October 15, 2012)
Currency	Aus $	Euro	Japan	Mex P	SA Rand	UK £
In C$	1.0357	1.2972	0.01207	0.07681	0.1122	1.5987
In US$	1.0432	1.3066	0.01216	0.07737	0.113	1.6103

Canadian gold mutual funds

Fund name	Dec. 3	Nov. 26	Change	Change	YTD	MER*	Assets*
	($)	($)	($)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(M$)
AGF Pr Mtl	29.7	30.33	-5.67	-18.7	-13.16	2.56	698.9
Altamira Pr & Str Mtl	22.45	23.1	-5.71	-24.7	-12.6	2.35	83.5
BMO Junior Gold Index ETF	14.32	14.63	-2.78	4.3	-15.56	0.58	108.4
BMO Pr Mtl	17.03	17.56	-2.75	-15.7	-16.73	2.29	133.6
CIBC Pr Mtl	12.85	13.33	-4.62	-34.7	-17.42	2.4	141.8
Dynamic Can Pr Mtl	18.87	19.37	-6.43	-33.2	-16.02	1.65	811.6
London Life Pr Mtl (MX)	33.57	34.82	-8.38	-24.1	-17.64	3.37	259.2
Mackenzie Un Pr Mtl C$	18.39	19.08	-7.63	-40	-16.96	2.44	569.9
Middlefield Precious Metals	15.97	16.56	-12.38	-74.8	-16.86	2.48	8.5
Quadrus Mack Un Pr Mtl	21.07	12.36	-7.72	-62.5	-20	2.7	66.7
RBC Global Pr Mtl	14.65	15.07	-3.19	-21.2	-13.8	2.04	1380.4
Sentry Pr Mtl Growth	53.25	54.74	2.76	5	-7.9	2.75	731.5
Sprott Gold and Pr Minls	39.81	41.08	-11.45	-27.9	-12.5	2.84	854
Sprott Gold and Pr Minls F	49.42	50.74	-10.69	-21.1	-19.7	1.78	n/a
TD Pr Mtl	52.33	53.64	-7.05	-13.1	-18.9	2.15	313.9
TD Pr Mtl-A	10.28	10.56	-7.18	-68	-16.8	2.31	n/a
iShares Can Gold Sector Index	48.66	49.98	-5.17	-10.3	-16.69	0.55	1063.3
Featured Fund: TD Precious Minerals as of 10/30/12 (in weighted order): Goldcorp, Franco-Nevada, Barrick Gold, Silver Wheaton, Freeport McMoran, Iamgold, Agnico-Eagle Mines, Kinross Gold, Osisko Mining, Yamana Gold, Perseus Mining, Newcrest Mining, B2 Gold. Fund Manager: Diana Racanelli.

North American stock exchange indices

Date	3-Dec	30-Nov	29-Nov	28-Nov	27-Nov	High	Low
TSX Composite	12169.74	12239.36	12202.85	12140.33	12111.63	12788.63	112 09.55
S&P/TSX-Ven Comp	1208	1220.9	1218.38	1205.37	1206.17	1696.14	1153.9
S&P TSX 60	698.14	702.59	701.05	697.03	694.91	728.03	637.7
Global Gold	302.29	309.93	312.23	312.35	310.76	413.79	265.99
TSX Metals & Mining	939.96	944.82	937.49	927.86	911.07	1258.22	781.13
Gold & Silver XAU	166.85	170.2	171.85	171.39	170.2	206.99	140.94
Amex Gold Bugs	439.84	450.32	454.6	453.7	449.86	576.97	372.74

TSX short positions

Short positions outstanding at Nov. 30/12 (with changes from Nov. 15/12).
Largest short positions
New Gold	NGD	55687690	-5233653
Lundin Mining	LUN	55296555	8211215
Osisko Mining	OSK	28775884	-1280408
Kinross Gold	K	27122901	687092
Eldorado Gold	ELD	26462200	7837859
Argonaut Gold	AR	22307081	-600429
Thompson Creek	TCM	21457138	-527326
Dundee Precious	DPM	21356157	5558967
Aurico Gold	AUQ	20556275	5885544
Turquoise Hill	TRQ	17439162	13503730
B2gold	BTO	16139822	2010906
First Quantum	FM	15898093	3127443
Tahoe Res	THO	14574802	842752
Uranium One	UUU	12958548	-2027748
Detour Gold	DGC	11920053	-174742
Largest increase in short position
Turquoise Hill	TRQ	17439162	13503730
Lundin Mining	LUN	55296555	8211215
Eldorado Gold	ELD	26462200	7837859
Silver Wheaton	SLW	8433255	6965918
Aurico Gold	AUQ	20556275	5885544
Largest decrease in short position
Yamana Gold	YRI	10738106	-1.4E+07
Teck Res	TCK.B	2262700	-5621778
New Gold	NGD	55687690	-5233653
Iamgold	IMG	3228344	-4471320
Agnico-Eagle	AEM	3826674	-3617387

TSX Venture short positions

Short positions outstanding at Nov. 30/12 (with changes from Nov. 15/12).
Largest short positions
Barkerville Gold	BGM	2373117	-293300
Aurcana	AUN	1180605	-509400
Goldquest Mining	GQC	1162772	-63700
Monument Mining	MMY	1074000	1062500
Great Western	GWG	1044479	-109556
Probe Mines	PRB	893782	443635
Raging River	RRX	618001	554101
Argex Titanium	RGX	612453	48200
Kaminak Gold	KAM	561410	61939
Bear Creek Mining	BCM	486014	46075
Comstock Metals	CSL	436475	291975
Fire River Gold	FAU	436000	-3000
Unigold	UGD	423200	210700
Golden Dawn	GOM	392000	392000
CB Gold	CBJ	381123	321760
Largest increase in short position
Monument Mining	MMY	1074000	1062500
Raging River Expl.	RRX	618001	554101
Probe Mines	PRB	893782	443635
Golden Dawn	GOM	392000	392000
CB Gold	CBJ	381123	321760
Largest decrease in short position
Los Andes Copper	LA	0	-693500
Aurcana	AUN	1180605	-509400
Galway Res.	GWY	64502	-437500
Andina	ADM	1000	-420300
TNR Gold	TNR	1000	-401000

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