METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (October 18, 1993)

London Metal Exchange

Spot closing prices in $US per tonne Date Oct. 12 Oct. 11 Oct. 8 Oct. 7 Oct. 6

Copper 1679-1680 1684-1685 1673-1674 1674-1675 1672-1673

Lead 399-400 374-375 370-371 365-366 360-361

Zinc 912-913 895-896 889-890 890-891 899-900

Aluminum1093-1094 1095-1096 1095-1096 1091-1092 1093-1094

Nickel 4370-4380 4420-4430 4510-4515 4435-4440 4265-4270

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. 360.60(359.60) 361.40(360.55) 358.50(357.85) 357.30(356.90) 356.25(353.50) Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.

360.00-363.50 N/A 357.00-360.50 356.00-359.50 354.50-358.00

Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz. 279.70(428.70) 284.80(437.80) 286.50(436.50) 283.70(433.00) 277.60(415.30) Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz.

581.00(434.50) N/A(431.00) 582.70(435.50) 578.40(432.00) 562.20(416.00) Platinum … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 369.00 362.00 362.00 362.00 365.00

Palladium … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 131.00 129.00 126.50 126.00 127.00

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.3294 N/A 1.3305 1.3365 1.3337

Pound Sterling2.0366 N/A 2.0417 2.0355 2.0339