Metals, mining and money markets

Spot prices
Courtesy of Scotiabank
Tuesday, April 2, 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 $162,333.00 190
Lead $2,091.50 34.5
Copper $7,634.25 185
Zinc $1,923.25 32
     
LME warehouse levels
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, April 8, 2013 (change from April 2, 2013 in brackets):
Aluminium Alloy 75200 (-420)
Aluminium 5212975 (-15450)
Copper 579400 (-8275)
Lead 260550 (-1475)
Nickel 166866 (+150)
Tin 14415 (+390)
Zinc 1148950 (-22150)

Producer and dealer prices

Antimony FOB China: Mid-mkt US$11,000.00/t
Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$9.50/lb.
Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.965/lb.
Coal: CME Group Central Appalachian Coal Futures
May 2013: US$56.75; June 2013: US$57.78
Cobalt: Recent trades US$11.75-12.00/lb.
Copper: Comex Copper Futures May 2013: US$3.419/lb.; Comex June 2013: $3.429/lb.
Gallium:US$330/kg
Germanium:US$1,700/kg.
Indium: NY Dealer Mid-mkt US$590.00/kg.
Iridium: J. Matthey Base Mid-mkt US$1,025.00/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$3,600 per kg
Rhodium: Mid-mkt US$1,200.00/tr. oz.
Ruthenium: Mid-mkt US$85.00/tr. oz.
Selenium: Mid-mkt US$44.00/lb.
Silver: Base: US$27.71; Fabricated: US$33.25; Sterling: US$25.70
Tungsten: APT Tungstate FOB China mid-mkt: US$355.00 per mtu
Uranium: U3O8, Trade Tech spot price: US$42.25/lb.; Uranium Exchange Co. spot price: N.A.
Ferrovanadium: Free Market V2O5, US$5.50
Prices current Apr. 10, 2013

Daily metal prices
Date 8-Apr 5-Apr 4-Apr 3-Apr 2-Apr
BASE METALS  (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)
Al Alloy 1790/1790 1780/1790 1750/1760 1770/1780 1789/1795
Aluminum 1865/1899 1844.50/1874.50 1833/1862 1845/1877 1861/1892
Copper 7457/7490 7375.50/7412 7336/7373 7405/7436 7434/7468.50
Lead 2036/2065 2042/2068 2037/2061 2039/2064 2076/2098
Nickel 16130/16180 15925/16000 16035/16100 16185/16245 16385/16445
Tin 22965/23010 22700/22730 22700/22700 22750/22750 22990/22995
Zinc 1991/2013 1991/2013 2065/2080 2083.50/2088 2071.50/2078
           
PRECIOUS METAL PRICES (London fix, US$ per troy oz.)
Gold AM 1577.25 1552.75 1545.25 1568.5 1597.75
Gold PM 1575 1568 1546.5 1574.75 1583.5
Silver 27.27 26.97 26.8 27.19 27.96
Platinum 1532 1531 1526 1569 1579
Palladium 730.5 720 737 765 773
Exchange rates  
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)  
Date 8-Apr 5-Apr 4-Apr 3-Apr 2-Apr  
US$ in C$ 1.0198 1.0191 1.0139 1.0134 1.0148  
C$ in US$ 0.9806 0.9813 0.9863 0.9868 0.9854  
             
EXCHANGE RATES (Bank of Canada, October 15, 2012)
Currency Aus $ Euro Japan Mex P SA Rand UK £
In C$ 1.0594 1.3265 0.01031 0.08387 0.1131 1.5559
In US$ 1.0388 1.3007 0.01011 0.08224 0.1109 1.5257
Canadian gold mutual funds
Fund name  Apr. 1  Apr. 1 Change Change YTD MER* Assets*
  ($) ($) ($) (%) (%) (%) (M$)
AGF Pr Mtl 23.88 23.69 -5.67 -23.9 -19.46 2.56 698.9
Altamira Pr & Str Mtl 12.06 11.91 -5.71 -47.9 -18.13 2.35 83.5
BMO Junior Gold Index ETF 10.37 10.32 -2.78 4.3 -26.53 0.58 108.4
BMO Pr Mtl 17.97 17.86 -2.75 -15.4 -20.06 2.29 133.6
CIBC Pr Mtl 13.24 13.27 -4.62 -34.8 -21.98 2.4 141.8
Dynamic Can Pr Mtl 9.33 9.54 -6.43 -67.4 -26.82 1.65 811.6
London Life Pr Mtl (MX) 26.95 26.77 -8.38 -31.3 -20.44 3.37 259.2
Mackenzie Un Pr Mtl C$ 12.86 12.77 -7.63 -59.7 -20.22 2.44 569.9
Middlefield Precious Metals 9.29 9.17 -12.38 -135 -21.96 2.48 8.5
Quadrus Mack Un Pr Mtl 14.81 14.7 -7.72 -52.5 -20.26 2.7 66.7
RBC Global Pr Mtl 32.43 32.1 -3.19 -9.9 -18.57 2.04 1380.4
Sentry Pr Mtl Growth 41.31 40.4 2.76 6.8 -22.42 2.75 731.5
Sprott Gold and Pr Minls 37.57 37.48 -11.45 -30.5 -23.89 2.84 854
Sprott Gold and Pr Minls F 39.88 39.77 -10.69 -26.9 -23.66 1.78 n/a
TD Pr Mtl 39.57 39.71 -7.05 -17.8 -17.9 2.15 313.9
TD Pr Mtl-A 8.36 8.38 -7.18 -85.7 -17.94 2.31 n/a
iShares Can Gold Sector Index 15.04 15.08 -5.17 -34.3 -20.14 0.55 1063.3
Featured fund: Dynamic Precious Metals top holdings as of 01/31/13 (in weighted order): Alamos Gold, Allied Nevada Gold, Astur Gold, Augusta Resource, Aureus Mining, Aurizon Mines, Avanti Mining, Belo Sun Mining, Colorado Resources. Fund manager: Robert Cohen.
               
North American stock exchange indices
            52-week
Date 8-Apr 5-Apr 4-Apr 3-Apr 2-Apr High Low
TSX Composite 12344.56 12331.85 12363.05 12422.12 12682.1 12904.71 11209.55
S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 1041.39 1041.85 1026.72 1038.62 1069.1 1480.83 1017.59
S&P TSX 60 706.38 705.71 708.66 713.1 728.96 742.39 637.7
Global Gold 233.25 236.19 235.71 230.34 241.71 355.92 226.56
TSX Metals & Mining 848.82 850.36 834.16 818.33 846.32 1094.57 781.13
Gold & Silver XAU 124.69 126.13 126.51 123.24 128.7 196.71 121.41
Amex Gold Bugs 324.18 328.04 330.7 322.92 338.38 529.8 317.42
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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