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Short positions outstanding at Nov. 30/10 (with changes from Nov. 15/10).

52-week Date Dec. 6 Dec. 3 Dec. 2 Dec. 1 Nov. 30 High Low TSX Composite 13276.01 13178.95 13163.53 13148.35 12952.88 13276.01 10990.41 S&P/TSX-Ven Comp…

” Featured Fund: Sprott Gold and Precious Metals as of 08/31/10 (in weighted order): Silver Wheaton, Barrick Gold, Guyana Goldfields, Orvana Minerals, Kinross Gold, Osisko Mining, Wesdome Gold Mines, …

Daily Metal Prices Date Dec. 6 Dec. 3 Dec. 2 Dec. 1 Nov. 30 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange –Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 2220/2185 2240/2210 2210/2180 2190…

Antimony: Mid-mkt US$10,100/t.

Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Dec 6, 2010 (change from Nov. 29 in brackets):

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U.S. stocks finished the Nov. 29-Dec. 3 week with a strong performance, amid mixed economic data. While U.S. retailers reported strong November sales, a new jobs report showed unemployment had risen t…

For a second week the S&P-TSX Venture composite index shrugged off its short downturn and made overall gains of 52.93 points, ending at 2,109.93.

Despite some poor economic indicators — such as Canada’s account deficit widening to its largest level since 1946 — investors were still holding to the theme of upside potential going forward. Such …

In “Western Copper doubles down on Casino” ( T. N.M., Nov. 15- 21/10) we wrote Western Copper (WRN-T) is spending $56 million exploring Casino this year. The correct figure is $5.6 million.