Metals, mining and money markets


SPOT PRICES
Courtesy of ScotiaBank
Friday, June 12, 2012    
Precious Metals Price (US$/oz.) Change
Gold $1589.25 +36.75
Silver $28.54 +1.16
Platinum $1433.00 +37.00
Palladium $617.00 +15.00
     
Base Metals Price (US$/tonne) Change
Nickel $17246.00 -43.00
Lead $1905.00 -8.75
Copper $7396.00 -24.75
Zinc $1883.50 -5.75
LME WAREHOUSE LEVELS
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, June 11, 2012 (change from June 1 in brackets):
Aluminium Alloy 10180 (-1420)
Aluminium 4860200 (-57000)
Copper 223050 (+4325)
Lead 344775 (-3400)
Nickel 104484 (-3342)
Tin 12075 (-1285)
Zinc 949625 (+10375)

Producer and Dealer Prices

Antimony: Mid-mkt US$13,800.00/t
Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$10.68/lb.
Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$1.03/lb.
Coal: CME Group Central Appalachian Coal Futures July 2012: US$54.00; August 2012: US$54.38
Cobalt: Recent trades US$14.30-15.30/lb.
Copper: Comex Copper Futures July 2012: US$3.33/lb.; Comex August 2012: $3.34/lb.
Indium: Mid-mkt US$580.00/kg.
Iridium: Mid-mkt US$1,067.50/tr. oz.
Magnesium: Mid-mkt US$3,150.00/t.
Manganese: Mid-mkt US$2,990.00/t.
Mercury: Mid-mkt US$1,850.00/flask (76 lb.).
Molybdenum: Oxide, recent trades US$13.35-13.55/lb.
Rhodium: Mid-mkt US$1,212.50/tr. oz.
Ruthenium: Mid-mkt US$102.50/tr. oz.
Selenium: Mid-mkt US$63.50/lb.
Silver: Base: US$28.48; Fabricated: US$34.17; Sterling: US$26.41
Tantalum: Ta2O5 ore, mid-mkt US$100/lb.
Tin: Kuala Lumpur Tin Market, US$19.75/kg
Tungsten: APT Tungstate FOB China mid-mkt: US$405.00 per mtu; APT U.S. mid-mkt: US$407.50 per mtu
Uranium: U3O8, Trade Tech spot price: US$51.00/lb.; Uranium Exchange Co. spot price: N.A.
Ferrovanadium: Free Market V2O5, recent trades US$5.75-6.00/lb.
Prices current June 12, 2012

DAILY METAL PRICES
Date June 11
June 8
June 7
June 6
June 5
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)
Al Alloy 1836/1850 1836/1850 1860/1875 1860/1895 N/A
Aluminum 1943/1981.50 1943/1981.50 1946.50/1986 1944.50/1984.50 N/A
Copper 7395.50/7405 7395.50/7405 7480/7480 7459/7448 N/A
Lead 1894.50/1906 1894.50/1906 1915.50/1938 1907/1928 N/A
Nickel 16810/16895 16810/16895 16440/16500 16055/16195 N/A
Tin 19850/19710 19850/19710 19610/19600 19895/19850 N/A
Zinc 1880.50/1885.50 1880.50/1885.50 1897.50/1903 1896.50/1899 N/A
PRECIOUS METAL PRICES (London fix, US$ per troy oz.)
Gold AM 1579.00 1560.50 1558.50 1555.00 1575.75
Gold PM 1574.60 1569.50 1568.50 1549.00 1582.50
Silver 28.52 28.24 28.08 27.76 28.07
Platinum 1438.00 1423.00 1431.00 1430.00 1458.00
Palladium 601.00 590.00 600.00 607.00 612.00
CANADIAN GOLD MUTUAL FUNDS
Fund name June 11
June 3
Change Change YTD MER* Assets*
  ($) ($) ($) (%) (%) (%) (M$)
AGF Pr Mtl 30.29 30.50 -0.21 -0.7 -11.43 2.56 698.9
Altamira Pr & Str Mtl 14.42 14.36 0.06 0.4 -15.13 2.35 83.5
BMO Junior Gold Index ETF 14.99 15.06 0.13 4.3 -11.60 0.58 108.4
BMO Pr Mtl 22.91 22.98 -0.07 -0.3 -10.80 2.29 133.6
CIBC Pr Mtl 17.39 17.48 -0.09 -0.5 -14.95 2.40 141.8
Dynamic Can Pr Mtl 13.58 13.78 -0.20 -1.5 -12.72 1.65 811.6
London Life Pr Mtl (MX) 34.74 34.91 -0.17 -0.5 -14.76 3.37 259.2
Mackenzie Un Pr Mtl 16.44 16.51 -0.07 -0.4 -14.38 2.44 569.9
Middlefield Precious Metals 12.26 12.49 -0.23 -1.8 -18.80 2.48 8.5
Quadrus Mack Un Pr Mtl 18.95 19.04 -0.09 -0.5 -14.4 2.70 66.7
RBC Global Pr Mtl 40.08 40.29 -0.21 -0.5 -11.9 2.04 1380.4
Sentry Pr Mtl Growth 53.13 53.16 -0.03 -0.1 -8.1 2.75 731.5
Sprott Gold and Pr Minls 48.92 49.39 -0.47 -1.0 -20.7 2.84 854
Sprott Gold and Pr Minls 51.46 51.94 -0.48 -0.9 -20.3 1.78 n/a
TD Pr Mtl 49.99 50.35 -0.36 -0.7 -14.4 2.15 313.9
TD Pr Mtll-A 10.57 10.65 -0.08 -0.8 -14.5 2.31 n/a
iShares Can Gold Sector Index 20.22 20.68 -0.46 -2.2 -10.01 0.55 1063.3
Featured Fund: iShares Canadian Gold Sector Index as of 04/30/12 (in weighted order): Barrick Gold, Goldcorp, Newmont Mining, Anglogold Ashanti, Yamana Gold, Kinross Gold, Eldorado Gold, Gold Fields, Randgold. Fund Manager: Black Rock Asset Management.
NORTH AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE INDICES

Date
June 11
June 8
June 7
June 6

June 5
52-week
High Low
TSX Composite 11401.78 11500.63 11592.12 11633.40 11507.71 13516.17 10848.19
S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 1276.71 1292.93 1296.08 1302.64 1285.57 2061.46 1215.45
S&P TSX 60 648.45 653.67 659.63 660.41 654.36 773.22 622.16
Global Gold 317.08 321.17 318.79 331.00 334.00 455.38 265.99
TSX Metals & Mining 855.36 877.49 888.96 887.74 858.43 1469.51 751.86
Gold & Silver XAU 159.40 162.10 161.14 165.69 165.40 228.98 140.94
Amex Gold Bugs 436.24 442.71 439.88 454.70 453.67 638.59 372.74
TSX SHORT POSITIONS
Short positions outstanding at May 31/12 (with changes from May 15/12).
Largest short positions
New Gold NGD 40048163 3582659
Lundin Mining LUN 38120978 124161
Kinross Gold K 29150940 3817961
Eastern Platinum ELR 28775930 28171600
Osisko Mining OSK 24479542 -2065031
Eldorado Gold ELD 21387151 3973209
Thompson Creek TCM 17779228 -642069
Uranium One UUU 17197170 -816412
Tahoe Resources THO 14101830 1698671
Argonaut Gold AR 13075131 329523
Aurico Gold AUQ 1105095 1056206
Dundee Precious DPM 10633030 2484834
Ivanhoe Mines IVN 10456395 -296548
Yamana Gold YRI 9845711 -11506695
Potash Corporation POT 9493064 2913356
Largest increase in short position
Eastern Platinum ELR 28775930 27171600
Canada Lithium CLQ 7160152 4540884
Eldorado Gold ELD 21387151 3973209
Kinross Gold K 29150940 3817961
New Gold NGD 40048163 3582659
Largest decrease in short position   
Yamana Gold YRI 9845711 -11506695
Silver Wheaton SLW 2436705 -10078999
Cameco CCO 4355006 -5731155
Mercator Minerals ML 4856455 -5352266
Canadian Natural CNQ 5512331 -3428677
TSX VENTURE SHORT POSITIONS
Short positions outstanding at May 31/12 (with changes from May 15/12).
Largest short positions      
Trelawney Mining TRR 4952923 4382561
Hana Mining HMG 3613788 -3554985
Unigold UGD 3138584 537084
Great Western Min GWG 2509951 -135948
Sandstorm SSL 1946637 -99893
Aurcana AUN 1310181 -268721
Nighthawk Gold NHK 1223500 0
Mega Precious Metals MGP 1111486 0
Beaufield Resources BFD 1089000 30000
East Asia Minerals EAS 886320 -622912
Hunt Mining HMX 872000 862500
Emperor Minerals EM 489918 189918
Panoro Minerals PML 469400 264924
Roxgold ROG 459900 -136852
Focus Graphite FMS 447797 119153
Largest increase in short position
Trelawney Mining TRR 4952923 4382561
Hunt Mining HMX 872000 862500
Unigold UGD 3138584 537084
Goldquest Mining GQC 432500 432500
True North Gems TGX 40100 401000
Largest decrease in short position
Hana Mining HMG 3613788 -3554985
Sandstorm Gold SSL.WT.A 208593 -1302637
Raging River Expl RRX 7500 -1148601
Sage Gold SGX 0 -1139175
Hudson River HRM 0 -857143
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