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CANADIAN/U. S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Aug 30 Aug 27 Aug 26 Aug 25 Aug 24 US$ in C$ 1.0562 1.0546 1.0546 1.0642 1.0563 C$ in US$ 0.9468 0.9482 0.9482 0.9397 0.9467…

INTERNATIONAL QUOTES Australia (A$) Aug 24 Aug 17 Change Aquila Resources 8.3 8.69 -0.39 Bendigo Mining 0.18 0.18 0.00 Centennial Coal 6.03 6.04 -0.01 Fortescue Res 4.50 …

as of 9 a.m. ET. Aug. 23, 2010 (%) Bank of Canada 1.00 Target overnight rate 0.75 Canadian Prime 2.75 U.S. Discount Primary 0.75 U.S. Fed Funds market rate 0-0.25 U.S. Prime 3….

Note: Vale will pay $0.24* per outstanding common or prf sh on Oct 20. Alcoa will pay a $0.9375* div on it $3.75* cmltv pr stock on Oct 1, rec Sept 10. Franco-Nevada monthly div of 0.025 starting in J…

Short positions outstanding at Aug. 15/10 (with changes from July 31/10).

TSX SHORT POSITIONS Short positions outstanding at Aug. 15/10 (with changes from July 31/10). Largest short positions Lundin Mining LUN 20598750 1170259 Great Basin Gold GBG 19282257 2…

52-week Date Aug. 30 Aug. 27 Aug. 26 Aug. 25 Aug. 24 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 1497.17 1488.85 1468.92 1462.78 1456.85 1691.10 1160.80 TSX Composite…

*as of June 30/10

Daily Metal Prices Date Aug. 30 Aug. 27 Aug. 26 Aug. 25 Aug. 24 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange –Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy Holiday 2160/2050 2135/2035 21…

Antimony: Mid-mkt US$9,600.00/t.

Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Aug. 27, 2010 (change from Aug. 20 in brackets):

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