Metals, mining and money markets

Spot prices
Courtesy of Scotiabank
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Precious Metals	Price (US$/oz.)	Change
Gold	$1,316.50	-0.75
Silver	$21.44	-0.53
Platinum	$1,423.00	-20
Palladium	$713.00	7
Base Metals	Price (US$/tonne)	Change
Nickel	$13,770.00	-200
Lead	$2,066.50	-17
Copper	$7,176.00	-98
Zinc	$1,877.75	-20

LME warehouse levels
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, September 23, 2013 (change from September 16, 2013 in brackets):
Aluminium Alloy	63220	(-460)
Aluminium	5416275	(+55900)
Copper	556875	(-17800)
Lead	243550	(+12325)
Nickel	219786	(+2784)
Tin	13715	(-565)
Zinc	977100	(-3000)

Producer and dealer prices

Antimony FOB China: Mid-mkt US$10,600.00/t
Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$8.70/lb.
Cadmium 99.9: Mid-mkt US$1.00/lb.
Coal: CME Group Central Appalachian Coal Futures
Oct. 2013: US$51.61; Nov. 2013: US$51.76
Cobalt 99.8: US$14.50/lb.
Copper: Comex Copper Futures Oct. 2013: US$3.30/lb.; Comex Nov. 2013: $3.31/lb.
Germanium: US$1,850/kg.; Germanium Dioxide: US$1,375/kg.
Indium: NY Dealer Mid-mkt US$680.00/kg.
Iridium: Mid-mkt US$770.65/tr. oz.
Magnesium FOB China: Mid-mkt US$2,850.00/t.
Manganese FOB China: Mid-mkt US$2,200.00/t.
Molybdenum Oxide: US$9.75/lb.
Rhodium: Mid-mkt US$1,008.26/tr. oz.
Ruthenium: Mid-mkt US$68.96/tr. oz.
Selenium: Mid-mkt US$31.00/lb.
Silver: Base: US$21.26; Fabricated: US$25.51; Sterling: US$19.72
Tungsten: APT Tungstate FOB China mid-mkt: US$415.00 per mtu
Uranium: U3O8, Trade Tech spot price: US$34.35/lb.; Uranium Exchange Co. spot price: US$34.65/lb.
Ferrovanadium: US$24.50/kg; Vanadium-Pentoxide: US$6.00/lb.
Prices current Sept. 18, 2013

Daily metal prices
Date	23-Sep	20-Sep	19-Sep	18-Sep	17-Sep
BASE METALS	(London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)
Al Alloy	1785/1815	1790/1810	1800/1825	1790/1915	1770/1800
Aluminum	1754/1802	1771/1817	1783/1831	1784/1910	1729.50/1777
Copper	7180.50/7215	7294.50/7329	7301/7330	7117.50/7180	7056/7085
Lead	2042/2068.50	2075/2100	2091.50/2118	2074/2123	2022/2044
Nickel	13825/13915	14080/14195	14135/14200	13865/14100	13770/13860
Tin	22895/22950	23340/23200	23325/23345	22950/22950	22900/22970
Zinc	1842.50/1880	1858/1897	1875.50/1912	1869.50/1948	1822.50/1861.50
PRECIOUS METAL PRICES (London fix, US$ per troy oz.)
Gold AM	1321.75	1355.25	1363.5	1299.75	1317.25
Gold PM	1323	1349.25	1365.5	1301	1312.25
Silver	21.68	22.74	23	21.47	21.97
Platinum	1424	1447	1469	1420	1436
Palladium	711	726	726	701	708

Exchange rates
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)
Date	23-Sep	20-Sep	19-Sep	18-Sep	17-Sep
US$ in C$	1.0283	1.0287	1.0237	1.0312	1.0291
C$ in US$	0.9725	0.9721	0.9768	0.9697	0.9717
EXCHANGE RATES (Bank of Canada, Sept 23, 2013)
Currency	Aus $	Euro	Japan	Mex P	SA Rand	UK £
In C$	0.9716	1.3874	0.01041	0.08046	0.1046	1.6491
In US$	0.9449	1.3492	0.01012	0.07825	0.1017	1.6037

Canadian gold mutual funds
Fund name	Sept. 9	Sept. 3	Change	Change	YTD	MER*	Assets*
	($)	($)	($)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(M$)
AGF Pr Mtl	20.41	20.9	-5.67	-27.1	-31.16	2.56	698.9
Altamira Pr & Str Mtl	10.36	10.7	-5.71	-53.4	-29.67	2.35	83.5
BMO Junior Gold Index ETF	8.68	8.94	-2.78	4.3	-38.5	0.58	108.4
BMO Pr Mtl	15.8	16.28	-2.75	-16.9	-29.71	2.29	133.6
CIBC Pr Mtl	10.98	11.21	-4.62	-41.2	-35.28	2.4	141.8
Dynamic Can Pr Mtl	7.43	7.59	-6.43	-84.7	-41.73	1.65	811.6
London Life Pr Mtl (MX)	21.81	22.18	-8.38	-37.8	-35.6	3.37	259.2
Mackenzie Un Pr Mtl C$	10.73	10.73	-7.63	-71.1	-33.42	2.44	569.9
Middlefield Precious Metals	7.35	7.64	-12.38	-162	-38.23	2.48	8.5
Quadrus Mack Un Pr Mtl	27.28	28.13	-7.72	-27.4	-31.48	2.7	66.7
RBC Global Pr Mtl	32.46	33.4	-3.19	-9.6	-39.04	2.04	1380.4
Sentry Pr Mtl Growth	30.98	31.76	2.76	8.7	-37.24	2.75	731.5
Sprott Gold and Pr Minls	33	33.81	-11.45	-33.9	-36.84	2.84	854
Sprott Gold and Pr Minls F	33.27	34.04	-10.69	-31.4	-30.98	1.78	n/a
TD Pr Mtl	7.02	7.19	-7.05	-98.1	-31.07	2.15	313.9
TD Pr Mtl-A	12.35	12.35	-7.18	-58.1	-35.51	2.31	n/a
iShares Can Gold Sector Index	12.06	12.43	-5.17	-41.6	-35.61	0.55	1063.3
Featured fund: iShares Global Gold Index top holdings as of 06/3/13 (in weighted order): Goldcorp, Barrick Gold, Newmont Mining, Yamana Gold, Randgold Resources, Kinross Gold, AngloGold Ashanti, Franco-Nevada, Agnico Eagle Mines, Eldorado Gold.

TSX short positions
Short positions outstanding at Aug. 31/13 (with changes from Aug. 15/13).
Largest short positions
Kinross Gold	K	79342952	-206016
Lundin Mining	LUN	65679443	-1726405
New Gold	NGD	52269126	-833178
Yamana Gold	YRI	37251448	6107451
Osisko Mining	OSK	36809473	-225935
Turquoise Hill	TRQ	30521680	943328
Eldorado Gold	ELD	29695435	13344378
Cameco	CCO	22019109	5916041
Tahoe Res.	THO	20783132	-22415
Thompson Creek	TCM	19188947	-474914
Iamgold	IMG	18259137	-9883273
Teck Resources	TCK.B	17124806	-529134
B2gold	BTO	17052946	2946547
Potash Corp.	POT	16428563	-5920350
Dundee Prec.	DPM	15057144	-520828
Largest increase in short position
Eldorado Gold	ELD	29695435	13344378
Yamana Gold	YRI	37251448	6107451
Cameco	CCO	22019109	5916041
B2gold	BTO	17052946	2946547
Allied Nevada	ANV	6143335	1690975
Largest decrease in short position
Iamgold	IMG	18259137	-9883273
Silver Wheaton	SLW	5059192	-6292900
Potash Corp.	POT	16428563	-5920350
First Quantum	FM	4673839	-5402385
Lundin Mining	LUN	65679443	-1726405

TSX Venture short positions
Short positions outstanding at Aug. 31/13 (with changes from Aug. 15/13).
Largest short positions
Fire River Gold	FAU	2917000	1889000
Brazilian Gold	BGC	1672300	1167300
Barkerville Gold	BGM	1295115	-439200
Kincora Copper	KCC	1285000	1285000
Great Western	GWG	836161	-114292
Eagle Hill	EAG	777300	777300
Aldrin Resource	ALN	708500	278500
Fancamp Explr.	FNC	610311	610000
Fission Uranium	FCU	603215	355500
Zenyatta Ventures	ZEN	562727	216892
Sirios Resources	SOI	491000	431000
Regulus Resources	REG	444000	-1721000
Pacific Potash	PP	430000	-1445000
Bellhaven Copper	BHV	366333	92733
Woulfe Mining	WOF	360000	360000
Largest increase in short position
Fire River Gold	FAU	2917000	1889000
Kincora Copper	KCC	1285000	1285000
Brazilian Gold	BGC	1672300	1167300
Eagle Hill	EAG	777300	777300
Fancamp Explr	FNC	610311	610000
Largest decrease in short position
Regulus Resources	REG	444000	-1721000
Pacific Potash	PP	430000	-1445000
Alpha Minerals	AMW	144097	-487500
Barkerville Gold	BGM	1295115	-439200
Caribou King	CKR	0	-400000