Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, October 22, 2012 (change from October 15 in brackets):
Aluminium Alloy
76500
(-580)
Aluminium
5062875
(-2075)
Copper
222425
(+10150)
Lead
300175
(-1525)
Nickel
127134
(+792)
Tin
11755
(+325)
Zinc
1114425
(+77800)
Producer and dealer prices
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$12,750.00/t Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$9.38/lb. Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.85/lb. Coal: CME Group Central Appalachian Coal Futures November 2012: US$58.33; December 2012: US$58.70 Cobalt: Recent trades US$12.90-13.75/lb. Copper: Comex Copper Futures November 2012: US$3.62/lb.; Comex December 2012: $3.62/lb. Indium: Mid-mkt US$580.00/kg. Iridium: Mid-mkt US$1,025.00/tr. oz. Magnesium: Mid-mkt US$3,300.00/t. Manganese: Mid-mkt US$2,575.00/t. Mercury: Mid-mkt US$1,850.00/flask (76 lb.). Molybdenum: Oxide, recent trades US$11.00-11.25/lb. Rhodium: Mid-mkt US$1,175.00/tr. oz. Ruthenium: Mid-mkt US$100.00/tr. oz. Selenium: Mid-mkt US$45.00/lb. Silver: Base: US$32.41; Fabricated: US$38.89; Sterling: US$30.05 Tantalum: Ta2O5 ore, mid-mkt US$125/lb. CIF China Tin: Kuala Lumpur Tin Market, US$21.34/kg Tungsten: APT Tungstate FOB China mid-mkt: US$390.00 per mtu; APT U.S. mid-mkt: US$407.50 per mtu Uranium: U3O8, Trade Tech spot price: US$43.50/lb.; Uranium Exchange Co. spot price: N.A. Ferrovanadium: Free Market V2O5, recent trades US$5.00-5.25/lb.; US Ferrovanadium: US$12.50-12.75 Prices current Oct. 22, 2012
Daily metal prices
Date
22-Oct
19-Oct
18-Oct
17-Oct
16-Oct
BASE METALS
(London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)
Al Alloy
1810/1830
1790/1810
1850/1840
1800/1825
1810/1830
Aluminum
1932/1962.50
1976/2000.50
1971/1998
1932/1961
1930/1961
Copper
7983/7990
8120/8124
8209/8215
8112/8120
8140.50/8145.50
Lead
2093/2093
2134/2140.50
2166/2169.50
2111/2118
2127/2127.50
Nickel
16725/16810
17000/17065
17130/17205
16800/16875
17025/17135
Tin
20950/20950
21725/21695
21750/21695
21300/21230
21400/21300
Zinc
1846/1884
1863/1905
21750/21695
1859/1899
1874/1914
PRECIOUS METAL PRICES (London fix, US$ per troy oz.)
Gold AM
1725
1732.75
1748
1747.75
1737.5
Gold PM
1726.75
1737
1743
1749
1746.5
Silver
32.17
32.33
32.99
33.03
32.8
Platinum
1607
1633
1647
1656
1640
Palladium
623
638
647
643
639
Exchange rates
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)
Date
22-Oct
19-Oct
18-Oct
17-Oct
16-Oct
US$ in C$
0.9938
0.9932
0.9808
0.9796
0.9854
C$ in US$
1.0062
1.0068
1.0196
1.0208
1.0148
Exchange rates (Bank of Canada, October 22, 2012)
Currency
Aus $
Euro
Japan
Mex P
SA Rand
UK £
n C$
1.0254
1.2981
0.01245
0.07728
0.1152
1.5928
In US$
1.0318
1.3062
0.01253
0.07776
0.1159
1.6027
Canadian gold mutual funds
Fund name
Oct. 22
Oct. 15
Change
Change
YTD
MER*
Assets*
($)
($)
($)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(M$)
AGF Pr Mtl
31.6
33.33
-5.67
-17
-7.6
2.56
698.9
Altamira Pr & Str Mtl
15.72
16.34
-5.71
-34.9
-7.48
2.35
83.5
BMO Junior Gold Index ETF
16.06
16.41
-2.78
4.3
-5.29
0.58
108.4
BMO Pr Mtl
24.5
25.56
-2.75
-10.8
-4.6
2.29
133.6
CIBC Pr Mtl
19.03
20.17
-4.62
-22.9
-6.91
2.4
141.8
Dynamic Can Pr Mtl
14.17
15.03
-6.43
-42.8
-8.93
1.65
811.6
London Life Pr Mtl (MX)
36.52
38.64
-8.38
-21.7
-10.39
3.37
259.2
Mackenzie Un Pr Mtl C$
17.35
18.35
-7.63
-41.6
-9.64
2.44
569.9
Middlefield Precious Metals
12.94
13.54
-12.38
-91.4
-14.27
2.48
8.5
Quadrus Mack Un Pr Mtl
19.99
21.14
-7.72
-36.5
-9.7
2.7
66.7
RBC Global Pr Mtl
43.28
45.08
-3.19
-7.1
-4.8
2.04
1380.4
Sentry Pr Mtl Growth
58.59
60.25
2.76
4.6
1.3
2.75
731.5
Sprott Gold and Pr Minls
53.15
56.06
-11.45
-20.4
-13.8
2.84
854
Sprott Gold and Pr Minls F
56.13
59.17
-10.69
-18.1
-13
1.78
n/a
TD Pr Mtl
52.94
55.84
-7.05
-12.6
-9.4
2.15
313.9
TD Pr Mtl-A
11.19
11.8
-7.18
-60.8
-9.5
2.31
n/a
iShares Can Gold Sector Index
20.77
21.68
-5.17
-23.8
-7.57
0.55
1063.3
Featured Fund: RBC Global Precious Metals as of 06/30/12 (in weighted order): Allied Nevada Gold, Semafo, AuRico Gold, Rio Alto Mining, Osisko Mining, B2Gold, Alamos Gold, Timmins Gold, Golden Star Resources. Fund Manager: Kevin MacLean.
North American stock exchange indices
52-week
Date
22-Oct
19-Oct
18-Oct
17-Oct
16-Oct
High
Low
TSX Composite
12403.54
12415.98
12466.12
12461.25
12407.7
12788.63
11209.55
S&P/TSX-Ven Comp
1308.41
1315.62
1312.34
1304
1299.78
1696.14
1153.9
S&P TSX 60
710.02
710.53
712.77
712.28
709.47
728.03
637.7
Global Gold
341.82
338.07
334.4
343.04
341.76
437.84
265.99
TSX Metals & Mining
941.34
934.77
947.87
941.01
927.98
1258.22
781.13
Gold & Silver XAU
188.07
185.8
186.06
191.04
188.88
216.79
140.94
Amex Gold Bugs
502.47
495.7
494.3
509.45
504.25
614.62
372.74
TSX short positions
Short positions outstanding at Oct. 15/12 (with changes from Sept. 30/12).
Largest short positions
New Gold
NGD
47507243
3881147
Lundin Mining
LUN
45133205
427930
Osisko Mining
OSK
25844444
-11476
Kinross Gold
K
24956684
7656159
Thompson Creek
TCM
22107412
736168
AuRico Gold
AUQ
17891792
2994797
Argonaut Gold
AR
17549507
543981
Uranium One
UUU
16197755
-255289
Dundee Prec
DPM
15848274
46901
Eldorado Gold
ELD
14435661
-2335246
Tahoe Res
THO
13618611
224390
Barrick Gold
ABX
13606014
2229272
B2gold
BTO
11163252
974311
Detour Gold
DGC
10561046
89409
Teck Resources
TCK.B
9992874
2838988
Largest increase in short position
Kinross Gold
K
24956684
7656159
New Gold
NGD
47507243
3881147
AuRico Gold
AUQ
17891792
2994797
Teck Resources
TCK.B
9992874
2838988
Yamana Gold
YRI
4920569
2681019
Largest decrease in short position
Great Basin Gold
GBG
3879779
-1.1E+07
First Quantum
FM
8078418
-5340872
Iamgold
IMG
3748559
-3458887
Belo Sun Mining
BSX
159045
-2401367
Eldorado Gold
ELD
14435661
-2335246
TSX Venture short positions
Short positions outstanding at Oct. 15/12 (with changes from Sept. 30/12).
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