Metals, mining, stocks and money markets

Spot prices
Courtesy of Scotiabank
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Precious Metals Price (US$/oz.) Change
Gold $1,717.00 -20.5
Silver $31.71 -1.09
Platinum $1,588.00 -53
Palladium $613.00 -24
     
Base Metals Price (US$/tonne) Change
Nickel $16,401.00 -235
Lead $2,036.00 -44
Copper $7,855.25 -122
Zinc $1,851.00 -9
LME warehouse levels
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).
       
Largest short positions
Sandstorm Gold   SSL 4085107 1002161
Castillian Resources  CT 3500000 3500000
Barkerville Gold  BGM 2928917 463500
Happy Creek          HPY 2301000 2300000
Discovery Ventures  DVN 2100000 2100000
Goldquest Mining  GQC 1646021 287619
Metalcorp          MTC 1500000 1500000
Frontline Gold   FGC 1400000 1400000
Silvercrest Mines  SVL 1263910 1145436
Aurcana             AUN 1263305 320400
Silvermet         SYI 1250000 1250000
Great Western         GWG 1138188 56833
Argex Titanium   RGX 1131572 405000
Buchans Minerals  BMC 1100000 1100000
Northern Abitibi  NAI 1050000 1050000
Largest increase in short position
Castillian Resources  CT 3500000 3500000
Happy Creek Min  HPY 2301000 2300000
Discovery Ventures  DVN 2100000 2100000
Metalcorp          MTC 1500000 1500000
Frontline Gold   FGC 1400000 1400000
Largest decrease in short position
True North Gems  TGX 0 -1000000
Kaminak Gold          KAM 12271 -797200
Majestic Gold         MJS 0 -392000
Balmoral Resources  BAR 490685 -362240
Rockridge Capital  RRC 0 -360000
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