Metals, mining and money markets

Spot prices
Courtesy of Scotiabank
Tuesday, April 6, 2013
Precious Metals Price (US$/oz.) Change
Gold $1,572.50 -25.25
Silver $27.25 -0.71
Platinum $1,544.00 -48
Palladium $734.00 -40
     
Base Metals Price (US$/tonne) Change
Nickel $15,779.00 67
Lead $2,064.00 31.5
Copper $7,271.50 71.25
Zinc $1,892.25 25
     
LME warehouse levels
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, April 15, 2013 (change from April 8, 2013 in brackets):
Aluminium Alloy 75000 (-200)
Aluminium 5192325 (-20650)
Copper 611175 (-31775)
Lead 259025 (-1525)
Nickel 168762 (+1896)
Tin 14405 (-10)
Zinc 1131475 (-17475)

Producer and dealer prices

Antimony FOB China: Mid-mkt US$11,000.00/t.
Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$9.33/lb.
Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.95/lb.
Coal: CME Group Central Appalachian Coal Futures
May 2013: US$57.77; June 2013: US$58.72
Cobalt: Recent trades US$11.75-12.00/lb.
Copper: Comex Copper Futures May 2013: US$3.305/lb.; Comex June 2013: $3.316/lb.
Gallium: US$315/kg.
Germanium: US$1,700/kg.
Indium: NY Dealer Mid-mkt US$590.00/kg.
Iridium: Mid-mkt US$1,000.00/tr. oz.
Magnesium FOB China: Mid-mkt US$2,900.00/t.
Manganese FOB China: Mid-mkt US$2,500.00/t.
Molybdenum: Oxide, recent trades US$11.25-11.50/lb.
Rhenium: Mid-mkt US$3,500 per kg.
Rhodium: Mid-mkt US$1,224.75/tr. oz.
Ruthenium: Mid-mkt US$85.00/tr. oz.
Selenium: Mid-mkt US$44.00/lb.
Silver: Base: US$23.77; Fabricated: US$28.52; Sterling: US$22.04
Tungsten: APT Tungstate FOB China mid-mkt: US$355.00 per mtu.
Uranium: U3O8, Trade Tech spot price: US$40.90/lb.; Uranium Exchange Co. spot price: N.A.
Ferrovanadium: Free Market V2O5, US$5.50
Prices current Apr. 16, 2013

Daily metal prices
Date 15-Apr 12-Apr 11-Apr 10-Apr 9-Apr
BASE METALS  (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)
Al Alloy 1745/1760 1775/1790 1795/1790 1785/1800 1770/1790
Aluminum 1803.50/1841.50 1840.50/1876 1855/1889 1877.50/1912.50 1858/1895.50
Copper 7120/7155 7508/7545 7509.50/7544.50 7546.50/7575 7485/7515
Lead 1982/2007 2045/2068 2061/2084 2087/2113 2048/2075
Nickel 15450/15545 15930/16015 15950/16050 16140/16200 16065/16115
Tin 21200/21165 22775/22800 22745/22795 22990/22975 22865/22850
Zinc 1813/1848.50 1843/1877 1854.50/1889 1891.50/1923 1876.50/1908
           
PRECIOUS
METAL PRICES (London fix, US$ per troy oz.)
Gold AM 1416 1548 1555.75 1581.5 1572.5
Gold PM 1395 1535.5 1565 1575 1577.25
Silver 23.54 27.4 27.57 27.74 27.25
Platinum 1448 1514 1531.5 1533 1542
Palladium 676 715.5 723 713 732
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)  
Date 15-Apr 12-Apr 11-Apr 10-Apr 9-Apr  
US$ in C$ 1.0206 1.0134 1.0107 1.015 1.0162  
C$ in US$ 0.9798 0.9868 0.9894 0.9852 0.9841  
             
EXCHANGE RATES (Bank of Canada, April 15, 2013)
Currency Aus $ Euro Japan Mex P SA Rand UK £
In C$ 1.0605 1.3349 0.01041 0.08374 0.1116 1.563
In US$ 1.0391 1.308 0.0102 0.08205 0.1093 1.5315
Canadian gold mutual funds
Fund name  Apr. 15  Apr. 8 Change Change YTD MER* Assets*
  ($) ($) ($) (%) (%) (%) (M$)
AGF Pr Mtl 19.61 23.69 -5.67 -23.9 -33.86 2.56 698.9
Altamira Pr & Str Mtl 9.73 11.91 -5.71 -47.9 -33.94 2.35 83.5
BMO Junior Gold Index ETF 8.05 10.32 -2.78 4.3 -42.96 0.58 108.4
BMO Pr Mtl 14.81 17.86 -2.75 -15.4 -34.11 2.29 133.6
CIBC Pr Mtl 10.93 13.27 -4.62 -34.8 -35.52 2.4 141.8
Dynamic Can Pr Mtl 7.35 9.54 -6.43 -67.4 -42.35 1.65 811.6
London Life Pr Mtl (MX) 21.97 26.77 -8.38 -31.3 -35.12 3.37 259.2
Mackenzie Un Pr Mtl C$ 10.49 12.77 -7.63 -59.7 -34.92 2.44 569.9
Middlefield Precious Metals 7.53 9.17 -12.38 -135 -36.7 2.48 8.5
Quadrus Mack Un Pr Mtl 12.08 14.7 -7.72 -52.5 -34.95 2.7 66.7
RBC Global Pr Mtl 26.54 32.1 -3.19 -9.9 -33.35 2.04 1380.4
Sentry Pr Mtl Growth 32.06 40.4 2.76 6.8 -39.79 2.75 731.5
Sprott Gold and Pr Minls 30.5 37.48 -11.45 -30.5 -38.22 2.84 854
Sprott Gold and Pr Minls F 32.38 39.77 -10.69 -26.9 -38.02 1.78 n/a
TD Pr Mtl 32.22 39.71 -7.05 -17.8 -33.15 2.15 313.9
TD Pr Mtl-A 6.81 8.38 -7.18 -85.7 -33.18 2.31 n/a
iShares Can Gold Sector Index 12.11 15.08 -5.17 -34.3 -35.74 0.55 1063.3
Featured fund: London Life Precious Metals top holdings as of 01/31/13 (in weighted order): Rio Tinto. Goldcorp, Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold, AngloGold Ashanti, Tahoe Resources, Detour Gold, Randgold Resources, Eldorado Gold, Barrick Gold. Fund manager: Fred Sturm. 
North American stock exchange indices
            52-week
Date 15-Apr 12-Apr 11-Apr 10-Apr 9-Apr High Low
TSX Composite 12004.88 12337.59 12481.37 12534.91 12484.05 12904.71 11209.55
S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 958.26 1022.61 1048.54 1047.74 1054.77 1465.48 952.27
S&P TSX 60 687.97 706.02 714.16 718.01 714.37 742.39 637.7
Global Gold 193.96 213.95 227.44 230.87 241.17 355.92 193.87
TSX Metals & Mining 752.93 833.81 858.93 871.75 876.39 1072.8 750.28
Gold & Silver XAU 105.23 116.37 123.33 125.27 129.69 196.71 103.63
Amex Gold Bugs 272.93 301.38 320.62 325.34 338.33 529.8 268.61
TSX short positions
Short positions outstanding at Mar. 31/13 (with changes from Mar. 15/13).
       
Largest short positions
Lundin Mining LUN 66067492 -1164798
New Gold NGD 54574008 -646384
Osisko Mining OSK 33614808 -54068
Dundee Precious DPM 24140610 -46806
Barrick Gold ABX 23429563 277381
Aurico Gold AUQ 22965414 -1822200
Turquoise Hill TRQ 20155878 579936
Thompson Creek. TCM 20118120 490745
Kinross Gold K 19190141 15844757
Eldorado Gold ELD 18305149 -3830920
Tahoe Resources THO 16693953 120447
Argonaut Gold AR 12838000 -372391
First Quantum FM 12178111 -4723950
Iamgold  IMG 12158336 -586122
Detour Gold DGC 10421739 28033
Largest increase in short position
Kinross Gold K 19190141 15844757
Banro BAA 6031874 3599541
Uranium One UUU 5421017 1967432
Goldcorp G 3706277 1544623
Cline Mining CMK 1293700 1107400
Largest decrease in short position
B2gold BTO 7814909 -6153477
First Quantum FM 12178111 -4723950
Yamana Gold YRI 1490383 -4339288
Eldorado Gold ELD 18305149 -3830920
Nevsun Res. NSU 715553 -3528631
       
       
TSX Venture short positions
Short positions outstanding at Mar. 31/13 (with changes from Mar. 15/13).
       
Largest short positions
Barkerville  BGM 2454215 -122093
Pacific Potash PP 1258000 1258000
Probe Mines PRB 700200 -86147
Great Western GWG 661376 -799779
Zenyatta  ZEN 577082 -334300
Cerro Resources CJO 500000 195500
Argex Titanium RGX 415827 1491
Aurcana AUN 392972 -895570
Challenger Deep CDE 382222 10600
Avanti Mining AVT 365000 295000
Alpha Minerals AMW 334449 -180770
Energold  EGD 321300 -3700
Fission Energy FIS 308091 -101693
Galantas Gold GAL 250850 250000
Whitemud Res. WMK.H 215800 0
Largest increase in short position
Pacific Potash PP 1258000 1258000
Avanti Mining AVT 365000 295000
Galantas Gold GAL 250850 250000
American Creek AMK 198000 198000
Cerro Resources CJO 500000 195500
Largest decrease in short position
Panoro Minerals PML 86500 -5005500
Gowest Gold GWA 0 -2999842
Aurcana  AUN 392972 -895570
Abcourt Mines ABI 0 -807000
Great Western GWG 661376 -799779
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