-- Posted 6 September, 2011 | |
| Close | Gain/Loss |
Gold | $1870.70 | -$3.50 |
Silver | $41.78 | -$1.22 |
XAU | 223.07 | +0.13% |
HUI | 621.75 | +0.60% |
GDM | 1808.84 | +0.53% |
JSE Gold | 2744.19 | -0.18 |
USD | 75.89 | +1.16 |
Euro | 140.00 | -2.05 |
Yen | 128.74 | -0.99 |
Oil | $86.02 | -$0.43 |
10-Year | 1.979% | -0.017 |
T-Bond | 142.03125 | +0.46875 |
Dow | 11139.30 | -0.90% |
Nasdaq | 2473.83 | -0.26% |
S&P | 1165.24 | -0.74% |
The Metals:
Gold climbed to a new all-time high of $1920.60 in Asia before it fell to $1857.31 at about 4AM EST and then rose back above $1900 in midmorning New York trade, but it then fell to as low as $1863.30 in late morning trade and ended with a loss of 0.19% from Friday’s close. Silver rose to $43.24 in Asia before it fell to as low as $41.635 in New York and ended with a loss of 2.84%.
Euro gold shot to a new record high above €1338, platinum lost $27 to $1844.75, and copper fell to about $4.04.
Gold and silver equities rose almost 2% in the first half hour of trade before they fell back to about unchanged by midday, but they then climbed back higher in afternoon trade and ended with slight gains at or near new all-time highs.
The Economy:
Report | For | Reading | Expected | Previous |
ISM Services | Aug | 53.3 | 51.0 | 52.7 |
Tomorrow at 2PM EST brings the fed’s Beige Book from September.
The Markets:
Charts Courtesy of http://finance.yahoo.com/
The U.S. dollar index rose as the Swiss franc fell markedly after “the Swiss National Bank’s move to set a floor on the euro exchange rate versus the Swiss currency for the first time since the 1970s.”
Treasuries rose as the Dow, Nasdaq, and S&P fell along with oil on renewed worries about European debt and a weak global economy.
Among the big names making news in the market today were Dell and Baidu, Carlyle Group, Shaw, Microsoft, Infinera, and International Paper.
The Commentary:
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GATA Posts:
GLD trading today at a 2 percent discount to gold
Today's intervention against gold was as brazen as the intervention against the Swiss franc
The Statistics:
Activity from: 9/01/2011
Gold Warehouse Stocks: | 11,583,984 | +7,570 |
Silver Warehouse Stocks: | 102,891,247 | -1,446,799 |
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 | 1232.314 | 39,620,114 | US$75,049m |
London Stock Exchange (LSE) AND NYSE Euronext Paris AND Borsa Italiana AND Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse (Deutsche Börse - Xetra) | Gold Bullion Securities | 115.35 | 3,708,632 | US$6,937m |
London Stock Exchange (LSE) AND NYSE Euronext Paris AND Borsa Italiana AND Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse (Deutsche Börse - Xetra) AND NYSE Euronext Amsterdam | ETFS Physical Gold | 126.23 | 4,058,350 | US$7,591m |
Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) | Gold Bullion Securities | 14.21 | 473,660 | US$859m |
Johannesburg Securities Exchange (JSE) | New Gold Debentures | 45.28 | 1,455,859 | US$2,759m |
NASDAQ Dubai | Dubai Gold Securities | 0.154 | 4,950 | US$9m |
Note: No change in Total Tonnes from yesterday’s data.
COMEX Gold Trust (IAU) Total Tonnes in Trust: 166.94: – 0.03 change from yesterday’s data.
Silver Trust (SLV) Total Tonnes in Trust: 9,782.15: +35.35 change from yesterday’s data.
The Miners:
Tanzanian Royalty’s (TRE) PEA contract, Goldcorp’s (GG) dividend, Claude’s (CGR) drill results, Entree’s (EGI) drill results, Barrick’s (ABX) Investor Day presentation, Comstock’s (LODE) new Director of Environmental and Regulatory Management, Vista Gold’s (VGZ) new mineral resource estimate, Franco-Nevada’s (FNV) NYSE listing, Timberline’s (TLR) LOI to sell its wholly-owned contract drilling subsidiary, Aurizon’s (AZK) drill results, Endeavour Silver’s (EXK) option to purchase the La Presidenta silver property, and Aurcana’s (AUN.V) presentation at the Precious Metals Summit in Beaver Creek were among the big stories in the gold and silver mining industry making headlines today.
WINNERS
1. Exeter | XRA+15.42% $5.24 |
2. Vista | VGZ+12.01% $4.01 |
3. Entree | EGI +7.77% $2.08 |
LOSERS
1. Ivanhoe | IVN -4.91% $20.34 |
2. Rubicon | RBY -4.47% $4.27 |
3. First Majestic | AG -4.35% $23.32 |
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:
BE Resources Completes $1 Million Private Placement - More
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North American Nickel Announces the Appointment of Dr. Walter Peredery to the Advisory Board; Grant of Stock Options - More
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Ur-Energy to Present at Rodman & Renshaw Annual Global and Investment Conference - More
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Callinex Mines Exploration Update - More
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Huldra Silver Files Amended and Restated MD&A for Period Ended June 30, 2011 - More
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Focus Extends Warrants - More
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El Tigre Silver Reports Gold Hill Sampling Results From Sonora, Mexico - More
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Minsud Intercepts 11.33 g/t Gold Over 3.0 m on the Chita Copper-Molybdenum Porphyry and Strongly Suggests Telescoped Porphyry-Epithermal System - More
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Diamcor to Present at Rodman & Renshaw Annual Global Investment Conference - More
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Sono Prepares for Fall Diamond Drilling Program on the Bonnyridge Copper/Silver Exploration License Blocks in Botswana, Africa - More
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Orestone Mining Corporate Update - More
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Tirex Resources Signs Definitive Agreement with Ekin Maden to Commence Copper and Gold Mining Production - More
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Constantine-Carlin Yukon JV Defines 6.5 km Long Gold and Arsenic Soil Anomaly - More
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Cascadero Copper Corp.: Option to Acquire 100% Interest in Pancho Arias, an Argentine Copper-Moly Porphyry Deposit - More
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Millrock Announces Resumption of Drilling at San Jose Copper Porphyry Project, Arizona - More
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Avala Resources Commences Resource Definition Drilling at Korkan-Bigar, Serbia and Provides Exploration Update - More
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Southern Arc Commences Airborne Geophysical Survey at West Lombok - More
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Geodex Announces Dungarvon Drill Program - More
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Big Bear Mining Corp Announces Strategic Management Changes - More
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Guinness Exploration Reports Assays From Charlotte Project 2011 Summer Drill Program - More
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Liberty Star Pays Rental Fees for North Pipes Super Project Claims - More
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Williams Creek Gold Limited Stakes New Claims in Nevada - More
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Cartier Drills Diego Gold Project - More
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IGC Resources Inc.: Exercise/Sale of Options - More
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NV Gold Agrees to Acquire Exploration Permit in Eastern Switzerland - More
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Nevada Gold Explorer Klondex Mines to Present at Rodman & Renshaw Investment Conference in New York, Tuesday, September 13th at 2:00 p.m. - More
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Selwyn Significantly Expands XY West Deposit - More
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Zone Resources Inc. Commences Drilling in the Labrador Trough, Northern Quebec (Infographic) - More
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Skyline Provides an Update on Current Exploration Activities - More
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Premium Exploration Acquires Highly Prospective Patented Gold Mining Claims With Industrial Site in the Heart of the Idaho Gold Project - More
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Sandstorm Gold Provides Production Update for Luna Gold's Aurizona Mine - More
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Crosshair Commences Drilling at its Bootheel Uranium Project in Wyoming and Opens Denver Office - More
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Camino Minerals Corporation: Rodeo Gold Project, Maijoma Claim Group Exploration Update - More
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Concordia Resource Corp. Signs Letter of Intent to Acquire Swala Resources Inc. - More
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Prophecy Commences Wellgreen Metallurgical and PEA Studies With SGS and Wardrop - More
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Argentex Drills 3.00 Meters of 3.18 g/t Au and 501.3 g/t Ag at Marta Oeste Vein at Pinguino Project - More
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Luna Gold Corp.: Aurizona Gold Mine August Production Update - More
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Quaterra Announces Additional High-Grade Gold Intercept by Partner Grande Portage at Herbert Glacier, Alaska - More
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Barkerville Drilling Updates-Assays Pending - More
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Rare Earth Metals Intersects Significant Heavy REE Mineralization at Dory Pond Area, Red Wine Project, With HREO/TREO Ratio of 42.1% from Intersection of 1.55% - More
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Lone Star Gold Inc. Provides Gold Industry Overview & Outlook - More
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Ongoing Investment in Exploration Increases MDN's Interest in the Ikungu Project to 70% - More
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Nautilus Issues Options and Loan Shares - More
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Queenston Reports New Drill Results from Upper Beaver Including 13.15 g/t Au with 1.14% Cu over 13.5 m and 21.42 g/t Au with 0.54% Cu over 6.0 m - More
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North Bay Resources Inc. (NBRI) Issues Progress Report on Ruby Gold Project - More
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White Tiger Gold Ltd is Pleased to Announce a New 300 Million Rouble Bank Facility With Sberbank - More
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Spanish Mountain Announces Departure of an Officer - More
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Hydrology Tests Confirms Suitable Conditions for In-Situ Recovery at Excelsior's Gunnison Project - More
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Champion Minerals Appoints Richard Quesnel as Senior Technical Advisor and Head of Advisory Board - More
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Gran Colombia Announces 51% Increase in Measured and Indicated Gold Resources at Marmato - More
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Hathor Intersects 42 m of 2.95% U3O8 at Far East Zone as Roughrider Continues to Grow - More
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Victoria Intersects 15.16 Meters of 3.64 g/t Gold at Olive Zone, Dublin Gulch Property, Yukon - More
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Bard Ventures Ltd.: Results From Lone Pine Molybdenum, Copper, Silver Exploration Program Shows Continued High Grade Mineralization - More
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Driven Samples 9,970 g/t Silver at Lyn - More
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Trade Winds to Speak at the Rodman & Renshaw Global Investment Conference: Al Gore, Dr. Henry Kissinger and Dick Cheney Will Keynote - More
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LIM Reports Production Update; Second Iron Ore Train Operating - More
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Molycorp to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences - More
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Internationally Recognized Engineering Firm Confirms Results of Earlier Company Autoclave Tests Conducted by Searchlight Minerals Corp. Technical Consultants - More
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Northland's Kaunisvaara Project On Time for Production in 2012 and Within Budget - More
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Tanzanian Royalty Awards Preliminary Economic Study for Buckreef Gold Project to South Africa's Venmyn - "Tanzanian Royalty is pleased to announce that Venmyn Independent Projects (Pty) Limited, a subsidiary of Venmyn Rand (Pty) Limited of South Africa, has been awarded a contract to complete a Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) for the Company’s Buckreef Gold Project in Tanzania." More
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Cameco to increase uranium production at Inkai project in Kazakhstan - More
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Paladin seeks partners for global growth - More
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Goldcorp Declares Ninth Monthly Dividend Payment for 2011 - "GOLDCORP INC. (TSX:G.to - News) (NYSE:GG - News) is pleased to declare its ninth monthly dividend payment for 2011 of $0.034 per share. Shareholders of record at the close of business on Friday, September 16, 2011 will be entitled to receive payment of this dividend on Friday, September 23, 2011. Goldcorp has paid a monthly dividend to its shareholders since 2003. Canadian resident individuals who receive dividends from Goldcorp after 2005 are entitled to an enhanced gross-up and dividend tax credit on such dividends." More
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Endeavour Silver Options La Presidenta Silver Property in Chile - "Endeavour Silver Corp. (TSX: EDR.TO - News)(NYSE: EXK - News)(Frankfurt: EJD.F - News) announces that it has acquired an option to purchase the La Presidenta silver property in the Copiapo region of northern Chile. La Presidenta has a history of small scale silver mining and appears to be prospective for the discovery of bulk tonnage, low grade silver mineralization." More
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Claude Resources Inc. Intercepts 261.28 Grams of Gold per Tonne Over 3.6 Metres True Width in Newly Discovered L62 Zone at Seabee Gold Operation - "Claude Resources Inc. (TSX-CRJ) (NYSE Amex-CGR) ("Claude" or the "Company") today reported exploration results from its newly discovered L62 Zone at its 100 percent owned and operated Seabee Gold Operation. The L62 Zone is located approximately 200 metres away from existing development and operations on multiple levels in the hanging wall of the Seabee Mine." More
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Aurcana Corporation to Present at the Precious Metals Summit - "Aurcana Corporation (TSX-V: AUN.V - News)(OTCQX: AUNFF.PK - News)(PINK SHEETS: AUNFF) is pleased to announce that Lenic Rodriguez, President & CEO, has been invited to present at the Precious Metals Summit in Beaver Creek, Colorado on Thursday, September 15, 2011 at 8:20am MT." More
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Entree Gold Continues to Advance Ann Mason - "Entree Gold Inc. (TSX: ETG.TO - News)(AMEX: EGI - News)(Frankfurt: EKA.F - News) ("Entree" or the "Company") has received assay results from three additional deep diamond drill holes on the 100% owned Ann Mason copper molybdenum porphyry deposit in the Yerington district of Nevada. Drilling continues to return long intercepts (448 metres to 814 metres) averaging from 0.35% to 0.43% copper equivalent ("CuEq"). Higher grade mineralization, including intervals greater than 0.60% CuEq, is present in these holes, as shown in Table 1 below. Hole locations and cross sections can be viewed at www.entreegold.com." More
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Barrick Announces Investor Day Presentation and Webcast - "Barrick announced it will hold its Investor Day presentation on Wednesday, September 7, 2011 beginning at 1:00 pm ET. Aaron Regent, President and Chief Executive Officer and other members of Barrick's Senior Management team will provide an update on the Company's business plans, project pipeline and exploration programs, and other opportunities in its global portfolio of assets." More
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Comstock Mining Expands Environmental Team - "Comstock Mining Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE Amex: LODE) announced today the appointment of Cynthia Byrns as Director of Environmental and Regulatory Management. Cynthia has a strong environmental regulatory background, working most recently with Olin Corporation for its Chlor Alkali Products Division. Her duties included program design of environmental, safety and security systems for local, state and federal compliance for four west coast based facilities including Nevada. Prior to Olin, she was the Environmental Manager with Golden Predator Mines with a strong background in mining and mine development, having also worked in a variety of environmental management and staff roles with BHP Nevada Mining Company, Newmont Gold Company, Barrick Gold Strike Mining Inc. and SRK consulting. Cynthia attended the Colorado School of Mines and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Geology from the University of Colorado and a Masters in Environmental Engineering from Kennedy-Western in Wyoming. She is also a Certified Environmental Manager in Nevada, an Environmental Management Systems Auditor and an OSHA trainer." More
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Vista Gold Corp. Announces Increased Estimated Gold Resources at the Batman Deposit at its Mt. Todd Gold Project, Northern Territory, Australia - "Vista Gold Corp. ("Vista" or the "Company") (TSX & NYSE Amex Equities: VGZ) today announced the results of a new mineral resource estimate for the Batman deposit at the Company's Mt. Todd gold project in Northern Territory, Australia. The new mineral resource estimate includes all previous drilling information plus the results from the 2010-2011 drilling program, which were previously announced by the Company on June 27, 2011. The total mineral resource estimate for the Batman deposit is now 5.98 million ounces of measured and indicated mineral resources(1) and 2.61 million ounces of inferred mineral resources(2)." More
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Franco-Nevada Celebrates NYSE Listing - "Franco-Nevada Corporation (NYSE:FNV - News) (TSX:FNV.to - News) is pleased to announce that its common shares have been authorized for listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) commencing on September 8, 2011. Executives and board members of the company will visit the NYSE on Thursday to attend the company's commencement of trading under the symbol "FNV". The common shares of the Company will continue to be listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) in Canada under the same symbol." More
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Timberline Resources Signs Letter of Intent to Sell Its Contract Drilling Subsidiary - "Timberline Resources Corporation (TSX-V: TBR.V - News)(AMEX: TLR - News) ("Timberline" or the "Company") announced today that it has signed a non-binding Letter of Intent ("LOI") to sell its wholly-owned contract drilling subsidiary, Timberline Drilling, Inc. ("TDI"), to a private company formed by a group of investors, including certain members of the current senior management team of TDI." More
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Aurizon Mines Ltd.: Drilling Confirms the Continuity and the Potential Extension of the 123 Zone at the Casa Berardi Mine - "Aurizon Mines Ltd. (TSX: ARZ.TO - News)(AMEX: AZK - News) is pleased to report initial encouraging results from drilling of the 123 Zone from the exploration track drift on the 550 metre level at its Casa Berardi Mine in north-western Quebec." More
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