Metals, mining and money markets

Spot prices
Courtesy of Scotiabank
Tuesday, October 1, 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	$13,750.00	-180
Lead	$2,071.00	-45.25
Copper	$7,174.00	-126.5
Zinc	$1,880.00	-38

LME warehouse levels
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, September 30, 2013 (change from September 23, 2013 in brackets):
Aluminium Alloy	62300	(-920)
Aluminium	5381000	(-35275)
Copper	538025	(-18850)
Lead	239850	(-3700)
Nickel	226068	(+6282)
Tin	13415	(-300)
Zinc	966425	(-10675)

Producer and dealer prices

Antimony FOB China: Mid-mkt US$10,600.00/t
Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$8.50/lb.
Cadmium 99.9: Mid-mkt US$1.00/lb.
Coal: CME Group Central Appalachian Coal Futures
Nov. 2013: US$52.40; Dec. 2013: US$52.71
Cobalt 99.8: US$14.70/lb.
Copper: Comex Copper Futures Oct. 2013: US$3.31/lb.; Comex Nov. 2013: $3.31/lb.
Germanium: US$1,850/kg.; Germanium Dioxide: US$1,850/kg.
Indium: NY Dealer Mid-mkt US$690.00/kg.
Iridium: Mid-mkt US$718.48/tr. oz.
Magnesium FOB China: Mid-mkt US$2,900.00/t.
Manganese FOB China: Mid-mkt US$2,250.00/t.
Molybdenum Oxide: US$9.65/lb.
Rhodium: Mid-mkt US$1,000.00/tr. oz.
Ruthenium: Mid-mkt US$62.13/tr. oz.
Selenium: Mid-mkt US$32.00/lb.
Silver: Base: US$21.81; Fabricated: US$26.17; Sterling: US$20.23
Tungsten: APT Tungstate FOB China mid-mkt: US$410.00 per mtu
Uranium: U3O8, Trade Tech spot price: US$35.00/lb.; Uranium Exchange Co. spot price: N.A.
Ferrovanadium: US$26.00/kg; Vanadium-Pentoxide: US$6.25/lb.
Prices current Oct. 2, 2013

Daily metal prices
Date	30-Sep	27-Sep	26-Sep	25-Sep	24-Sep
BASE METALS	(London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)
Al Alloy	1780/1810	1760/1800	1770/1800	1755/1785	1765/1805
Aluminum	1802.50/1849	1789/1834	1761/1808	1751/1796	1753/1800
Copper	7290/7295	7252/7275	7220/7244.50	7154.50/7188	7140/7172
Lead	2074/2102.50	2085.50/2110	2060/2090	2042/2072	2044.50/2072.50
Nickel	13850/13930	13880/13965	13775/13860	13700/13765	13675/13770
Tin	23390/23395	23445/23400	23275/23345	22975/23025	22920/22900
Zinc	1876/1913	1879.50/1912	1860/1895.50	1841/1882	1844.50/1885
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PRECIOUS METAL PRICES (London fix, US$ per troy oz.)
Gold AM	1335.75	1321.5	1332.5	1320.25	1316.5
Gold PM	1326.5	1341	1333	1322.75	1314.25
Silver	21.68	21.61	21.97	21.68	21.44
Platinum	1411	1416	1424	1426	1422
Palladium	726	725	724	719	713

Exchange rates
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)
Date	30-Sep	27-Sep	26-Sep	25-Sep	24-Sep
US$ in C$	1.0285	1.03	1.0321	1.0295	1.0295
C$ in US$	0.9723	0.9709	0.9689	0.9713	0.9713
EXCHANGE RATES (Bank of Canada, Sept 30, 2013)
Currency	Aus $	Euro	Japan	Mex P	SA Rand	UK £
In C$	0.9607	1.392	0.01046	0.07819	0.1024	1.6639
In US$	0.9341	1.3534	0.01017	0.07602	0.09956	1.6178

Canadian gold mutual funds
Fund name	Sept. 30	Sept. 23	Change	Change	YTD	MER*	Assets*
	($)	($)	($)	(%)	(%)	(%)	(M$)
AGF Pr Mtl	18.36	20.9	-5.67	-27.1	-38.07	2.56	698.9
Altamira Pr & Str Mtl	9.35	10.7	-5.71	-53.4	-36.52	2.35	83.5
BMO Junior Gold Index ETF	7.39	8.68	-2.78	4.3	-47.64	0.58	108.4
BMO Pr Mtl	14.14	16.28	-2.75	-16.9	-37.09	2.29	133.6
CIBC Pr Mtl	10.19	11.21	-4.62	-41.2< /td>	-39.98	2.4	141.8
Dynamic Can Pr Mtl	6.54	7.59	-6.43	-84.7	-48.71	1.65	811.6
London Life Precious Mtl	19.28	21.87	-8.38	-38.3	-43.04	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	6.43	7.35	-12.38	-168.4	-45.98	2.48	8.5
Quadrus Mack Un Pr Mtl	27.28	27.28	-7.72	-28.3	-31.48	2.7	66.7
RBC Global Pr Mtl	24.6	32.46	-3.19	-9.8	-38.21	2.04	1380.4
Sentry Pr Mtl Growth	28.92	30.98	2.76	8.9	-45.68	2.75	731.5
Sprott Gold and Pr Minls	27.41	33	-11.45	-34.7	-44.47	2.84	854
Sprott Gold and Pr Minls F	29.21	33.27	-10.69	-32.1	-44.09	1.78	n/a
TD Pr Mtl	30.29	7.02	-7.05	-100.4	-37.16	2.15	313.9
TD Pr Mtl-A	6.39	12.35	-7.18	-58.1	-37.24	2.31	n/a
iShares TSX Global Gold Index	10.68	12.06	-5.17	-42.9	-35.61	0.55	802.1
Featured Fund: AGF Precious Metals Index top holdings as of 06/3/13 (in weighted order): Tahoe Resources, B2Gold, Argonaut Gold, Goldcorp, Randgold, Silver Wheaton, Agnico Eagle Mines, Stillwater Mining, Eldorado Gold. Fund manager: Bob Lyon.

North American stock exchange indices
						52-week
Date	30-Sep	27-Sep	26-Sep	25-Sep	24-Sep	High	Low
TSX Composite	12787.19	12844.08	12841.62	12836.71	12848.89	12964.86	11759.04
S&P/TSX-Ven Comp	941.15	952.86	948.13	947.7	946.12	1349.32	859.31
S&P TSX 60	730.49	735.56	735.54	737.62	734.03	743.41	672.36
Global Gold	176.05	175.99	175.92	179.26	175.44	354.56	154
TSX Metals & Mining	796.32	806.19	819.1	812.98	803.85	1050.76	662.2
Gold & Silver XAU	93.42	93.74	93.77	95.28	93.72	194.99	82.29
Amex Gold Bugs	229.91	230.31	230.73	234.06	229.52	522.64	206.66

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
Shor t 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