Posted By: Northern Miner Staff
June 18, 2012
Volume 98 Number 18 Jun 18 - 24, 2012
SPOT PRICES |
Courtesy of ScotiaBank |
Friday, June 12, 2012 |
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Precious Metals |
Price (US$/oz.) |
Change |
Gold |
$1589.25 |
+36.75 |
Silver |
$28.54 |
+1.16 |
Platinum |
$1433.00 |
+37.00 |
Palladium |
$617.00 |
+15.00 |
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Base Metals |
Price (US$/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$5.75-6.00/lb.
Prices current June 12, 2012
DAILY METAL PRICES |
Date |
June 11
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June 8
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June 7
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June 6
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June 5
|
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ 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
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June 8
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June 7
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June 6
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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 |
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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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