Metal Prices (December 13, 1999)

Date	Dec. 7	Dec. 6	Dec. 3	Dec. 2	Dec. 1
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange-Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)
Aluminium	1526/1565	1531.50/1569	1522/1558.50	1515.50/1552	1525/1563
Al Alloy	1277/1321	1288/1335	1275/1325	1275/1320	1283/1328
Copper	1734.50/1763	1749/1777	1721/1750	1714.50/1742	1739/1774
Lead	480/495	487.50/500.50	480.50/492.50	484.50/494.50	492/501.50
Nickel	7975/7975	8225/8225	8005/8020	7870/7870	7960/8020
Tin	5735/5790	5745/5785	5755/5800	5725/5785	5795/5835
Zinc	1170.50/1189	1189/1203	1152.50/1170	1144/1162.50	1168/1182
PRECIOUS METAL PRICES (London fix, US$ per troy oz.)
Gold AM	280.00	277.25	282.00	289.25	291.40
Gold PM	279.25	276.10	282.75	286.00	289.15
Silver	5.1350	5.0700	5.0900	5.1600	5.1900
Exchange Rates
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)
Date	Dec. 7	Dec. 6	Dec. 3	Dec. 2	Dec. 1
US$ in C$	1.4749	1.4742	1.4791	1.4799	1.4742
C$ in US$	0.6780	0.6783	0.6761	0.6757	0.6783
EXCHANGE RATES (Bank of Canada, Nov. 23)
Currency	Aus $	Euro	Japan	SA Rand	UK