METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (December 06, 1993)

London Metal Exchange

Spot closing prices in $US per tonne Date Nov. 30 Nov. 29 Nov. 26 Nov. 25 Nov. 24

Copper 1629-1630 1643-1644 1633-1634 1631-1632 1629-1630

Lead 419-420 420-421 415-416 403-404 400-401

Zinc 924-925 923-924 924-925 919-920 915-916

Aluminum 1035-1036 1035-1036 1037-1038 1039-1040 1038-1039

Nickel 4650-4655 4655-4665 4675-4680 4681-4683 4685-4690

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. 370.90(370.80) 371.15(376.70) 376.85(376.30) 377.60(377.10) 377.60(376.10) Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.

369.00-372.50 370.00-373.50 375.00-378.50 375.00-378.50 375.00-378.50 Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz. 300.30(446.70) 313.10(463.20) 314.90(469.30) 312.30(464.20) 311.90(464.50) Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz.

594.20(442.50) 602.50(469.50) N/A N/A 620.50(465.00)

Platinum … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 365.50 364.00 374.00 374.00 373.50

Palladium … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 121.50 123.00 126.50 126.50 126.00

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.3355 1.3347 1.3295 1.3295 1.3280

Pound Sterling 1.9646 1.9880 1.9670 1.9783 1.9816