The S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 135.41 points during the trading week to close at 14,257.69. The S&P/TSX Capped Diversified Metals & Mining Index jumped 12.55 points to 814.81. The S&P/TSX Global Gold Index slipped 1.07 points to 184.19, despite the spot gold price advancing US$16.10 per oz. to US$1,318.40. Thompson Creek Metals was one of the week's top percentage gainers, up 19.5% to $3.12. On April 9, the company reported its first-quarter production results. It churned out 28.2 dry tonnes, containing 14.2 million lb. copper and 39,200 oz. gold from its Mt. Milligan copper-gold mine in B.C. Its other two molybdenum mines, Endako in B.C. and Thompson Creek in Idaho, generated 7.9 million lb. moly during the quarter. Sales totalled 10.8 million lb. copper, 23,900 oz. gold and 8.6 million lb. moly.
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