METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (May 10, 1993)

London Metal Exchange

Spot closing prices in $US per tonne, except copper and lead (pounds sterling per tonne)

Date May 4 May 3 Apr. 30 Apr. 29 Apr. 28

Copper 1164-1165 N/A 1189-1190 1176-1177 1188-1189

Lead 264-265 N/A 261-262 256-266 266-267

Zinc 1006-1007 N/A 1007-1008 1009-1010 1010-1011

Aluminum1126-1127 N/A 1114-1115 1101-1102 1106-1107

Nickel 5965-5975 N/A 5935-5945 5925-5935 5940-5945

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. 356.15(353.40) N/A 354.30(353.45) 355.60(354.80) 349.70(349.70) Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.

352.00-355.50 355.50-359.00 352.50-356.00 352.50-356.00 347.50-351.00 Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz. 271.40(427.40) N/A 273.80(429.90) 277.20(436.00) 257.40(404.50) Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz.

545.80(427.00) 557.10(437.50) 553.10(433.50) 550.90(431.00) 525.90(411.00) Platinum … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 376.00 392.50 387.00 385.00 381.70

Palladium … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 116.50 120.75 119.50 119.00 119.00

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.2705 1.2675 1.2710 1.2715 1.2705

Pound Sterling 1.9928 1.9855 1.9999 2.0007 1.9998