Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, May 20, 2013 (change from May 13, 2013 in brackets):
Aluminium Alloy
70800
(+3720)
Aluminium
5231125
(+76950)
Copper
628025
(+21325)
Lead
239375
(-4400)
Nickel
178758
(+918)
Tin
14050
(-95)
Zinc
1114175
(+75975)
Producer and dealer prices
Antimony FOB China: Mid-mkt US$10,400.00/t Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$9.60/lb. Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.99/lb. Coal: CME Group Central Appalachian Coal Futures June 2013: US$60.12; July 2013: US$60.80 Cobalt: US$13.90/lb. Copper: Comex Copper Futures June 2013: US$3.268/lb.; Comex July 2013: $3.269/lb. Germanium: US$1,700/kg. Indium: NY Dealer Mid-mkt US$570.00/kg. Iridium: Mid-mkt US$1,000.00/tr. oz. Magnesium FOB China: Mid-mkt US$2,750.00/t. Manganese FOB China: Mid-mkt US$2,400.00/t. Molybdenum: Oxide, recent trades US$11.50/lb. Rhenium: US$3,600/kg Rhodium: Mid-mkt US$1,125.00/tr. oz. Ruthenium: Mid-mkt US$85.00/tr. oz. Selenium: Mid-mkt US$38/lb. Silver: Base: US$23.27; Fabricated: US$22.67; Sterling: US$27.20 Tin: N.A. Tungsten: APT Tungstate FOB China mid-mkt: US$355.00 per mtu Uranium: U3O8, Trade Tech spot price: US$40.75/lb.; Uranium Exchange Co. spot price: US$40.70/lb. Ferrovanadium: Free Market V2O5, US$5.50 Prices current May 15, 2013
Daily metal prices
Date
20-May
17-May
16-May
15-May
14-May
BASE METALS
(London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)
Al Alloy
1780/1800
1760/1780
1755/1775
1745/1765
1740/1760
Aluminum
1810.50/1845.50
1840/1863
1802/1834
1800/1834
1825/1852
Copper
7275/7296
7329/7349.50
7095/7125
7095/7140
7195/7225
Lead
2001/2008
2002.50/2010
1966/1967
1948/1959
1975/1988
Nickel
14845/14910
14850/14900
14765/14895
14825/14900
15100/15180
Tin
20995/21000
20895/20850
20620/20675
20595/20645
20625/20675
Zinc
1806.50/1837.50
1812.50/1843
1789.50/1820
1792/1824
1813.50/1848
PRECIOUS METAL PRICES (London fix, US$ per troy oz.)
Gold AM
1353.75
1376.75
1377
1412.25
1436.5
Gold PM
1354.75
1368.75
1381
1410
1433.75
Silver
21.66
22.52
22.26
22.87
23.44
Platinum
1447
1470
1476
1496
1489
Palladium
734
736
728
727
718
Exchange rates
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)
Date
20-May
17-May
16-May
15-May
14-May
US$ in C$
N/A
1.0269
1.0163
1.0173
1.0148
C$ in US$
N/A
0.9738
0.984
0.983
0.9854
EXCHANGE RATES (Bank of Canada, May 21, 2013)
Currency
Aus $
Euro
Japan
Mex P
SA Rand
UK £
In C$
1.0076
1.3268
0.01004
0.08341
0.01078
1.5592
In US$
0.9804
1.291
0.00977
0.08116
0.1049
1.5172
Canadian gold mutual funds
Fund name
May 20
May 13
Change
Change
YTD
MER*
Assets*
($)
($)
($)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(M$)
AGF Pr Mtl
18.43
20.15
-5.67
-28.1
-37.84
2.56
698.9
Altamira Pr & Str Mtl
9.07
10.07
-5.71
-56.7
-38.43
2.35
83.5
BMO Junior Gold Index ETF
7.22
8.17
-2.78
4.3
-48.81
0.58
108.4
BMO Pr Mtl
13.95
15.16
-2.75
-18.1
-37.92
2.29
133.6
CIBC Pr Mtl
9.91
11.13
-4.62
-41.5
-41.58
2.4
141.8
Dynamic Can Pr Mtl
6.58
7.61
-6.43
-84.5
-48.39
1.65
811.6
London Life Pr Mtl (MX)
20.18
22.03
-8.38
-38
-40.41
3.37
259.2
Mackenzie Un Pr Mtl C$
9.64
10.52
-7.63
-72.5
-40.19
2.44
569.9
Middlefield Precious Metals
6.9
7.69
-12.38
-161
-42
2.48
8.5
Quadrus Mack Un Pr Mtl
11.1
12.11
-7.72
-63.7
-40.24
2.7
66.7
RBC Global Pr Mtl
24.55
27.31
-3.19
-11.7
-38.35
2.04
1380.4
Sentry Pr Mtl Growth
28.77
33.42
2.76
8.3
-45.98
2.75
731.5
Sprott Gold and Pr Minls
27.42
31.03
-11.45
-36.9
-44.46
2.84
854
Sprott Gold and Pr Minls F
29.14
32.96
-10.69
-32.4
-44.23
1.78
n/a
TD Pr Mtl
30.32
32.96
-7.05
-21.4
-37.1
2.15
313.9
TD Pr Mtl-A
6.41
6.96
-7.18
-103.2
-37.13
2.31
n/a
iShares Can Gold Sector Index
11.26
12.32
-5.17
-42
-40.26
0.55
1063.3
Featured fund: Quadrus Precious Metals top holdings as of 01/31/13 (in weighted order): Rio Tinto, Goldcorp, Detour Gold, AngloGold Ashanti, Yamana Gold, Randgold Resources, Tahoe Resources, Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold. Fund manager: Fred Sturm.
North American stock exchange indices
52-week
Date
20-May
17-May
16-May
15-May
14-May
High
Low
TSX Composite
N/A
12636.31
12562.98
12575.01
12600.7
12904.71
11209.55
S&P/TSX-Ven Comp
N/A
934.68
932.86
936.87
949.87
1349.32
917.83
S&P TSX 60
N/A
723.59
716.41
714.94
721.19
742.39
637.7
Global Gold
N/A
180.2
186.34
185.93
194.87
355.92
180.2
TSX Metals & Mining
N/A
840.51
838.79
840.49
846.67
1050.76
719.37
Gold & Silver XAU
103.06
97.49
100.79
100.44
104.64
196.71
97.1
Amex Gold Bugs
260.93
246.07
256.55
256.79
269.52
529.8
244.62
TSX short positions
Short positions outstanding at May. 15/13 (with changes from Apr. 30/13).
Largest short positions
Lundin Mining
LUN
68913359
1108786
New Gold
NGD
51026149
832186
Kinross Gold
K
48976154
19759869
Osisko Mining
OSK
43053287
-867961
Eldorado Gold
ELD
33163527
23856709
Yamana Gold
YRI
27397747
5494051
First Quantum
FM
27107633
15953070
Turquoise Hill
TRQ
27089245
923369
Dundee Prec.
DPM
23879200
-82006
Potash Corp.
POT
20402111
12119269
Thompson Creek
TCM
20394776
-1054748
Tahoe Res.
THO
18476117
-806126
Cameco
CCO
17731706
9987808
Teck Resources
TCK.B
12843074
6196549
Iamgold
IMG
12673298
4643010
Largest increase in short position
Eldorado Gold
ELD
33163527
23856709
Kinross Gold
K
48976154
19759869
First Quantum
FM
27107633
15953070
Potash Corp.
POT
20402111
12119269
Cameco
CCO
17731706
9987808
Largest decrease in short position
Denison Mines
DML
1077292
-4754347
Barrick Gold
ABX
4358895
-4300028
Banro
BAA
2147354
-4115227
Silver Wheaton
SLW
4269001
-3888931
B2gold
BTO
7230610
-1826477
TSX Venture short positions
Short positions outstanding at May. 15/13 (with changes from Apr. 30/13).
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