Canadian Minerals Yearbook (CMY) - 2009

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SECTION 4. PRICES

TABLE 14. AVERAGE ANNUAL PRICES OF SELECTED METALS, (1) 1999-2009
  Unit 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Aluminum, London Metal Exchange ¢/lb 61.738 70.267 66.458 61.231 64.922 77.816 86.097 116.547 119.649 116.680 75.500
Antimony, New York dealer $/lb 0.627 0.655 0.649 0.883 1.072 1.303 1.605 2.380 2.573 2.795 2.356
Bismuth, New York dealer $/lb 3.378 3.539 3.613 2.872 2.768 3.225 3.771 4.768 13.656 11.454 7.410
Cadmium, New York dealer  $/lb 0.177 0.164 0.223 0.292 0.587 0.546 1.497 1.353 3.451 2.686 1.300
Copper, electrolytic cathode, COMEX ¢/lb 72.111 83.971 73.687 71.672 81.050 128.972 168.227 308.935 322.172 313.358 235.417
Gold, London (2) $/troy oz 278.825 278.600 269.984 309.970 363.509 409.212 444.882 604.336 696.662 871.669 972.980
Iridium, New York dealer $/troy oz 379.938 390.000 389.000 250.438 60.554 145.229 154.521 324.967 407.188 406.042 381.938
Lead, London Metal Exchange, cash ¢/lb 22.778 20.574 21.339 20.516 23.343 40.186 44.270 58.471 116.983 115.316 77.953
Magnesium, U.S. Spot Western Mean ¢/lb 155.229 137.229 125.406 121.281 108.675 148.094 145.973 118.267 171.735 333.927 258.313
Molybdenum, dealer, oxide $/lb 2.591 2.498 2.313 3.668 5.210 15.922 31.385 24.378 29.913 28.420 10.911
Nickel, New York dealer, cathode $/lb 2.750 3.987 2.825 3.095 4.446 6.341 6.814 10.982 16.905 9.874 6.926
Osmium, New York dealer $/troy oz 350.000 350.000 350.800 350.000 350.000 350.000 350.000 350.000 350.000 350.000 350.000
Palladium, London PM fix $/troy oz 357.902 681.100 651.676 336.614 200.292 230.525 201.665 320.431 354.661 352.190 263.570
Platinum, London PM fix $/troy oz 376.880 544.226 546.169 539.812 691.862 845.207 896.891 1,141.667 1,304.795 1,576.403 1,204.054
Rhodium, New York dealer $/troy oz 863.063 1,818.750 1,621.175 775.896 487.188 893.563 1,967.063 4,359.375 6,051.063 6,240.208 1,477.833
Ruthenium, New York dealer $/troy oz 34.721 118.275 126.050 57.050 27.851 56.947 68.004 172.629 497.104 274.958 74.208
Selenium, New York dealer $/lb 2.278 3.699 3.520 3.933 5.238 22.828 49.279 23.546 31.613 31.083 23.070
Silver, Handy & Harman $/troy oz 5.250 5.003 4.414 4.625 4.911 6.690 7.340 11.570 13.415 14.999 14.694
Tantalum, tantalite ore, spot $/lb 33.000 62.438 107.800 40.000 36.833 30.479 30.167 27.458 34.567 37.000 37.000
Tin, New York dealer $/lb 2.545 2.549 2.156 1.947 2.324 4.094 3.609 4.195 6.795 8.645 6.416
Tungsten, U.S. spot ore  $/stu 40.000 40.000 53.600 43.000 41.667 41.563 123.188 173.875 161.667 161.517 133.383
Zinc, special high grade ¢/lb 48.805 51.150 45.163 38.643 40.633 52.467 67.139 145.150 147.034 85.012 75.056

Sources: Natural Resources Canada; Metals Week.
COMEX Commodities Exchange, Inc.; stu Short ton unit.
(1) Prices, except where noted, are in U.S. currency. (2) Average afternoon fixings of London bullion dealers.

TABLE 15. CANADIAN AVERAGE ANNUAL PRICES OF SELECTED METALS, (1) 1999-2009
  Unit 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Aluminum, London Metal Exchange $/kg 2.021 2.301 2.321 2.120 2.006 2.233 2.300 2.914 2.835 2.573 1.901
Antimony, New York dealer $/kg 2.053 2.145 2.266 3.057 3.312 3.739 4.286 5.951 6.096 6.569 5.931
Bismuth, New York dealer $/kg 11.059 11.588 12.617 9.943 8.552 9.254 10.072 11.922 32.357 26.919 18.655
Cadmium, New York dealer $/kg 0.579 0.537 0.779 1.011 1.814 1.567 3.998 3.383 8.178 6.313 3.273
Copper, electrolytic cathode, COMEX $/kg 2.361 2.749 2.573 2.481 2.504 3.701 4.494 7.724 7.650 7.414 5.927
Gold, London (2) $/g 13.312 13.303 13.749 15.650 16.379 17.123 17.330 22.035 24.074 29.874 35.724
Iridium, New York dealer $/g 18.139 18.623 19.811 12.645 2.729 6.077 6.019 11.849 14.071 13.916 14.023
Lead, London Metal Exchange, cash ¢/kg 50.217 45.358 47.044 71.029 72.125 115.306 118.249 146.193 277.200 271.000 196.255
Magnesium, U.S. Spot Western Mean $/kg 5.893 5.894 4.379 4.199 3.358 4.249 3.899 2.957 4.069 7.848 6.503
Molybdenum, dealer, oxide $/kg 8.482 8.179 8.077 12.699 16.098 45.685 83.832 60.952 70.879 66.790 27.470
Nickel, New York dealer, cathode $/kg 9.003 13.055 9.865 10.715 13.737 18.194 18.202 27.457 40.056 23.205 17.437
Osmium, New York dealer $/g 16.710 16.713 17.865 17.671 15.771 14.645 13.634 12.762 12.094 11.995 12.851
Palladium, London PM fix $/g 17.087 35.523 33.188 16.995 9.025 9.646 7.856 11.684 12.256 12.071 9.677
Platinum, London PM fix $/g 17.993 25.987 27.815 27.255 31.175 35.367 34.937 41.628 45.088 54.028 44.208
Rhodium, New York dealer $/g 41.205 86.846 82.561 39.175 21.952 37.390 76.625 158.952 209.098 213.872 54.260
Ruthenium, New York dealer $/g 1.658 5.648 6.419 2.880 1.255 2.383 2.649 6.294 17.178 9.424 2.714
Selenium, New York dealer $/kg 7.458 12.112 12.292 13.617 16.184 65.501 131.631 58.871 74.907 73.050 58.081
Silver, Handy & Harman $/kg 250.653 238.895 224.791 233.514 221.273 279.938 285.905 421.851 463.552 514.066 539.496
Tantalum, tantalite ore, spot $/kg 108.034 204.441 376.450 138.485 113.806 87.454 80.579 68.653 81.907 86.955 93.151
Tin, New York dealer $/kg 8.333 8.346 7.529 6.741 7.181 11.747 9.641 10.488 16.101 20.318 16.153
Tungsten, U.S. spot ore $/mtu 58.460 58.470 83.561 63.778 57.474 53.240 164.524 217.366 191.537 197.000 138.183
Zinc, special high grade $/kg 1.598 1.675 1.577 1.338 1.255 1.505 1.793 3.629 3.484 1.998 1.890

Sources: Natural Resources Canada; Metals Week.
COMEX Commodities Exchange, Inc.; mtu Metric tonne unit.
(1) This table is calculated using an average yearly exchange rate, and using the prices from Table 14. (2) Average afternoon fixings of London bullion dealers.