-- Posted 20 April, 2010 | | Source: SilverSeek.com
| Close | Gain/Loss |
Gold | $1139.00 | +$3.90 |
Silver | $17.81 | +$0.10 |
XAU | 168.01 | -0.27% |
HUI | 426.78 | -0.23% |
GDM | 1281.81 | -0.25% |
JSE Gold | 2276.25 | +5.14 |
USD | 80.95 | +0.02 |
Euro | 134.43 | -0.45 |
Yen | 107.34 | -0.84 |
Oil | $83.85 | +$0.72 |
10-Year | 3.805% | -0.002 |
T-Bond | 116.46875 | +0.25 |
Dow | 11117.06 | +0.23% |
Nasdaq | 2500.31 | +0.81% |
S&P | 1207.17 | +0.81% |
The Metals:
Gold traded about 0.5% higher in London and popped to as high as $1145.89 to see a $10.79 gain by about 10AM EST in New York before it fell back off into the close, but it still ended with a gain of 0.34%. Silver climbed to as high as $18.013 before it also fell back off in the last few hours of trade, but it still ended with a gain of 0.56%.
Euro gold rose to about €848, platinum gained $21.50 to $1710, and copper added a couple of cents to about $3.51.
Gold and silver equities saw over 1% gains in the first half hour of trade, but they then fell back off for most of the rest of trade and ended with slight losses.
The Economy:
U.S. Housing Program Fails to Stem Foreclosures, Watchdog Says Bloomberg
There were no major economic reports today, and there are none due out tomorrow.
The Markets:
Charts Courtesy of http://finance.yahoo.com/
Oil rose on decent earnings reports and news of resumed flights in Europe that raised energy demand expectations.
The U.S. dollar index was mixed on speculation over world central bank moves after the Bank of Canada hinted towards a rate hike sooner than previously thought. While the dollar dropped rather markedly against the loonie, it rose versus both the euro and yen on thoughts that it may influence the fed to raise US rates sooner than previously thought.
Treasuries remained near unchanged as the Dow, Nasdaq, and S&P rose on improving earnings reports.
Among the big names making news in the market today were Coach, UnitedHealth, Delta, SABMiller, J&J, Goldman Sachs, Coca-Cola, Magnetar, Eaton, and Lehman Brothers.
The Commentary:
“Well, the open interest numbers reported yesterday for Friday's big down day, were not what I was expecting. Gold open interest, which should have fallen quite a bit, actually rose 2,204 contracts. There are two explanations for this... the first being that Friday's open interest numbers were not all reported in a timely manner by the bullion banks... and we won't see the rest of them until Monday's open interest numbers are posted later this morning. That's what Ted Butler thinks... and he certainly could be right. However, there is one other explanation... and that is the bullion banks went long more contracts than they covered... to the tune of 2,204 contracts. That wouldn't be the first time they pulled that stunt. We'll just have to wait and see.
Silver's open interest numbers looked more conventional... down 2,716 contracts... which wasn't a lot considering the 85 cent down-move in price. Maybe the bullion banks did the same in silver as they did in gold? Monday's o.i. numbers may help... but we'll probably have to wait for this Friday's Commitment of Traders report before we know for sure.”– From Ed Steer’s Gold & Silver Daily, read the full report here.
GATA Posts:
ECB simultaneously confirms and denies currency intervention
The Statistics:
Activity from: 4/19/2010
Gold Warehouse Stocks: | 10,105,003 | -31,159 |
Silver Warehouse Stocks: | 114,636,644 | -298,372 |
Global Gold ETF Holdings
[WGC Sponsored ETF’s]
| Product name | Total Tonnes | Total Ounces | Total Value |
New York Stock Exchange Arca (NYSE Arca) AND Singapore Exchange (SGX) AND Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) AND Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx) | SPDR® Gold Shares | 1141.041 | 36,685,623 | US$41,984m |
London Stock Exchange (LSE) AND Euronext Paris AND Borsa Italiana AND Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse (Deutsche Börse ) | Gold Bullion Securities | 115.32 | 3,706,281 | US$4,227m |
Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) | Gold Bullion Securities | 14.21 | 476,282 | US$521m |
Johannesburg Securities Exchange (JSE) | New Gold Debentures | 49.19 | 1,581,391 | US$1,821m |
NASDAQ Dubai | Dubai Gold Securities | 0.155 | 4,977 | US$6m |
Note: No change in Total Tonnes from yesterday’s data.
COMEX Gold Trust (IAU) Total Tonnes in Trust: 76.48 - No change from yesterday’s data.
Silver Trust (SLV) Total Tonnes in Trust: 8,912.94 - No change from yesterday’s data.
The Miners:
Randgold’s (GOLD) project progress, NovaGold’s (NG) pre-feasibility study, Australia’s earthquake, and Apogee’s (APE.V) drill results were among the big stories in the gold and silver mining industry making headlines today.
WINNERS
1. Paramount | PZG +6.88% $1.71 |
2. Mines MGMT | MGN+6.49% $2.79 |
3. Almaden | AAU +5.89% $1.08 |
LOSERS
1. Rubicon | RBY -3.14% $3.70 |
2. Timberline | TLR -1.83% $1.07 |
3. Buenaventura | BVN-1.71% $30.97 |
Winners & Losers tracks NYSE and AMEX listed gold and silver mining stocks that trade over $1.
All of today's gold and silver stock news:
Hinterland REE Anomalies on Kipawa Property, Quebec - More
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Amarok Resources Inc. Signs Agreement With St. Elias Mines Ltd. on Cueva Blanca Gold Property, Peru - More
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Alto Group Holdings Announces the Acquisition of the Zuna Property - More
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Soho Resources Corp.-Retraction of "Contained Metals Value" in Previous News Release - More
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Queenston Mining Announces Completion of Amalgamation With Vault Minerals - More
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La Quinta Resources Engages Investor Relations Group - More
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Golden Peaks Extends T-11 Zone - More
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Marifil Grants Stock Options - More
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Randgold Resources Reports Rapid Progress on Kibali - "Randgold Resources, the operator of the Kibali Gold Project (a Randgold Resources, AngloGold Ashanti and OKIMO joint venture) has advised the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo that the project is making rapid progress on the key issues related to the development of the Kibali gold project. The government has a 10% stake, through the parastatal OKIMO, in the project, which is the largest undeveloped gold deposit in Africa." More
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Global Uranium cancels private placement of .15 cent unit - More
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North American Palladium to Acquire Vezza Gold Project From Agnico-Eagle - More
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Wildcat Increases Mineral Resource Estimate at Hardshell - More
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Amseco Exploration Ltd. Start of an Airborne Mag Survey in Urban-Barry Mining Project - More
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Acadian Mining enters into an agreement for the sale of its 29.18% interest in Royal Roads Corp. - More
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Soho Resources Achieves Recoveries of 85.6% Gold, 90.1% Silver, 87.9% Copper, 86.7% Lead and 88.1% Zinc in Recent Metallurgical Testing Results - More
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Condor Resources Inc.: Large High Sulphidation Alteration Zone Discovered at Pucamayo, Peru - More
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Rainy River Identifies Strong New Gold Targets by RC Drilling - More
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Airborne Survey on Beaufield Ground in Urban Township by Amseco - More
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Houston Lake Mining Intersects 5.70 g/t Gold Over 3.0 Metres on Dubenski Gold Property - More
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International Northair Mines Announces Investor Relations Contact - More
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Mesa Initiates Permitting for Green Energy Lithium Project - More
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Savant to Start Drilling on the Parbec Gold Property - More
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Alturas Announces Final Tranche of Financing for $641,368 Bringing Total Raised to $1,519,342 - More
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Wallbridge Completes 60-Percent Earn-In and Publishes Updated NI 43-101 Report at Pele Mountain's Sudbury Nickel Project - More
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Rio Alto Mining Limited: US$24.25 Million Accessed to Build La Arena Gold Mine - More
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Drill mobilized to Askot project, India - More
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Apoquindo Reports Further Drill Results Intersecting 169m of 0.86% Cu and 0.19 g/t Au at Zafranal - More
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Soltoro Completes Shallow Hole Drilling on El Rayo Gold Zone - More
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Everton Earns 50% Interest in the Opinaca A and B Gold Properties, James Bay region, Quebec and Announces Partial Closing of Private Placement - More
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Rare Earth Metals Releases Third Set of Drill Hole Results From its Clay-Howells Project - More
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Silver Falcon Mining, Inc.'s (SFMI) Diamond Creek Mill Facility Opens for Precious Metal Production - More
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Uranium International Corp. Appoints Keith Laskowski as Chief Geologist and Director of the Company - More
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Columbus Begins Permitting for Drilling at Two Nevada Gold Projects - More
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Arco's Additional Claim at Tres Hermanas Approved - More
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Currie Rose Resources Inc.: Private Placement - More
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Teryl Resources Announces Drilling Commences on Alaska Gold Joint Venture Property - More
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Geovic Announces Annual Stockholder Meeting, Follow-Up Investor Presentation - More
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Uranerz Initiates 2010 Powder River Basin Drilling Program - More
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Quadra Announces First Quarter 2010 Production Results - More
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Fire River Gold Announces High Grade Gold Results Nixon Fork Gold Mine, Alaska - More
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Tombstone Exploration Corporation Initiates 2010 Drill Program - More
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NGG Restructures Interest in Normanby/Imwauna - More
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Richfield's Hole BW 59 now at 509 Metres on the Blackwater Gold Project, BC - More
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Azimut and Everton: Partners at 50% on the Opinaca A and B gold properties, James Bay region, Quebec - More
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Kaminak Mobilizes to the Coffee Property and Outlines Drill Strategy - More
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Quaterra Completes In-Fill Drilling Program at Nieves - More
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Merit Mining Corp. Signs Subscription Agreement With Hong Kong Huakan Investment Co., Limited - More
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Far West Mining Ltd.: Locked Cycle Test With Sea Water Produces Outstanding Concentrate - More
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Seafield Announces Initial Inferred Resource of 776,000 Ounces Gold at Miraflores in the Quinchia Gold District, Colombia - More
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Anfield Intersects 22.40 Meters Grading 1.80% Nickel Including 8.30 Meters Grading 2.54% Nickel at Its Mayaniquel Project, Guatemala - More
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Bonanza Goldfields soil samples confirms phase 1 a tremendous success - More
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JNR Announces Completion of 2010 Drilling Program at Way Lake Uranium Project - More
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Guyana drills 53 m (at) 4.25 g/t Au in new zone at Aurora - More
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Liberty Reports First Quarter Production and Exploration Update - More
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Zincore Announces Positive Metallurgical Test Results in Processing Accha Zinc Oxide District Ores - More
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Talon Metals Joint Venture on Lara's Sergipe Potash Project - More
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Capstone Reports First Quarter Copper Production & Operating Costs - More
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Noront initiates feasibility study at McFaulds Lake - More
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Rodinia Minerals Inc. Reports Phase II Sample Results at Diablillos With Brines Up to 1000 mg/L Lithium and 11000 mg/L Potassium - More
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VMS Commences First Drill Program at Its 100% Owned Copper Project, Snow Lake, Manitoba - More
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Big Bear Mining Corp. Announces Addition of New Board Member, Renowned Geologist John Glasscock, of Cowboy Exploration - More
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Lundin Mining Corporation: Neves-Corvo Copper Mine Notified of Further Industrial Action - More
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Habanero Acquires Additional Property Contiguous to Haldane Silver Project in the Yukon - More
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Medusa Mining Limited: Saugon Drilling Commencing - More
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Lihir Gold Limited: Response to Newcrest Letter - "The Board of LGL notes the letter which Newcrest released to the Australian Securities Exchange earlier today. The Board is giving the letter due consideration." More
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NovaGold Announces Pre-Feasibility Study Underway at Galore Creek Project - "NovaGold Resources Inc. (TSX:NG - News)(AMEX:NG - News) today announced that a pre-feasibility study is underway for its Galore Creek copper-gold-silver project located in northern British Columbia. Galore Creek is owned equally by NovaGold and Teck Resources and managed by the Galore Creek Mining Corporation ("GCMC")." More
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Apogee Extends the Pulacayo Silver Deposit 350 Meters to the East-Including an Intercept of 5.0 Meters Grading 451.20 g/t Silver - "Apogee Minerals Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:APE - News) reports results from its exploration drilling program at the Pulacayo deposit located in southwest Bolivia (the "Pulacayo Deposit"). This drilling has successfully extended the high grade portion of the Pulacayo Deposit along strike to the east an additional 350 meters from the previously released National Instrument 43-101 ("NI 43-101") resource (See Press Releases dated March 15, 2010, January 15, 2010 and February 10, 2009 and the NI 43-101 compliant technical report dated December 2008 filed under the SEDAR profile of the Company at http://www.sedar.com/)." More
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Australia's Super Pit gold mine reopens after quake - "Australia's biggest gold mine, Kalgoorlie's Super Pit, started reopening late on Tuesday after it was evacuated and closed due to an earthquake earlier in the day, the mine's owner said." More
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Australia's Kalgoorlie mines all closed-union boss - "All mines in Australia's Kalgoorlie region have been evacuated and closed following a magnitude 5.2 earthquake, mining union officials said on Tuesday." More
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