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Antimony: Mid-mkt US$5,375/t.

Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Jan. 8, 2006 (change from Dec. 29 in brackets):

Short positions outstanding at Dec. 31, 2006 (with changes from Dec. 15).

Short positions outstanding at Dec. 31, 2006 (with changes from Dec. 15).

Date Jan. 8 Jan. 5 Jan. 4 Jan. 3 Jan. 2 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 2831.65 2822.23 2843.50 2916.34 3007.74 3309.90 2291.43 TSX Composite 12553.09 12477.97 12553.60 12701.44 12923.66 13042.77…

as of 4 pm ET, Jan. 8, 2007(%)

STOCK TICKER VOLUME(100s) HIGH LOW LAST CHANGE HIGH LOW Bannockburn Res BKNN 28 0.75 0.75 0.75 +0.03 0.75 0.25 Bison Gold Exp BGEI 30 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.00 1.00 0.25…

Fund name Jan 8($) Dec 28($) Change($) Change(%) YTD(%) MER*(%) Assets*(M$) AGF Pr Mtl 25.20 26.50 -1.30 -4.9 -5.8 2.68 504 Altamira Pr & Str Mtl 12.24 12.94 -0.70 -5.4…

Australia (A$) Jan 8 Dec 29 Change Bendigo Mining 0.31 0.78 -0.47 Centamin Egypt 0.80 0.81 -0.01 Croesus Mining 0.28 0.28 0.00 Emperor Mines 0.17 0.17 0.00 Kingsgate Cons. 4.17…

Company Div.($) Pay(Date) Record(Date) Fording CC Tr 0.95 Jan 15 Dec 29 Cameco 0.04 Jan 15 Dec 29 Cleve-Cl 3.25pr 8.125* Jan 16 Jan 2 Yamana Gold 0.01* Jan 16…

CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Jan. 8 Jan. 5 Jan. 4 Jan. 3 Jan. 2 US$ in C$ 1.1755 1.1725 1.1773 1.1723 1.1636 C$ in US$ 0.8507…

STOCK EXC BID ASK LAST HIGH LO Abington Vent V 0.16 0.19 0.18 0.29 0.09 Adamus Res V 0.30 … … … 0.001 Afrasia Minl F V 0.36 0.45 0.39…