METAL PRICES (February 14, 2000)

BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange-Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)
Date	Feb. 8	Feb. 7	Feb. 4	Feb. 3	Feb. 2
Aluminium	1709.50/1688	1716/1688	1686/1665	1721/1700.50	1735.50/1720.50
Al Alloy	1352/1392	1345/1390	1350/1390	1380/1420	1366/1405
Copper	1786/1822	1787/1826	1770/1807.50	1790/1827	1822/1858
Lead	453.50/472.50	452.50/470.50	451/468.50	454/472	454/473
Nickel	9160/9170	9150/9140	9150/9105	8930/8950	8870/8905
Tin	5615/5660	5700/5740	5765/5790	5795/5830	5790/5845
Zinc	1094.50/1117	1102/1123	1098/1120	1101.50/1121	1109.50/1129
PRECIOUS METAL PRICES (London fix, US$ per troy oz.)
Gold AM	303.15	316.60	287.50	285.25	283.10
Gold PM	296.25	312.70	293.65	285.05	285.60
Silver	5.2700	5.4475	5.2300	5.2000	5.2075
Platinum	515.00	522.00	512.00	502.00	497.00
Palladium	567.00	540.00	514.00	511.00	497.00
Exchange Rates
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)
Date	Feb. 8	Feb. 7	Feb. 4	Feb. 3	Feb. 2
US$ in C$	1.4475	1.4455	1.4465	1.4413	1.4430
C$ in US$	0.6908	0.6918	0.6913	0.6938	0.6930
EXCHANGE RATES (Bank of Canada, Dec. 24)
Currency	Aus $	Euro	Japan	SA Rand	UK
In C$	0.9192	1.4278	0.01321	0.2302	2.3306
In US$	0.6350	0.9864	0.00913	0.1590	1.6101