Metal Prices — FREE MARKET (August 23, 1993)

London Metal Exchange

Spot closing prices in $US per tonne Date Aug. 17 Aug. 16 Aug. 13 Aug. 12 Aug. 11

Copper 1938-1939 1935-1937 1968-1969 1941-1943 1924-1925

Lead 387-388 384-385 385-386 387-388 390-391

Zinc 868-869 870-871 879-880 873-878 867-868

Aluminum1164-1165 1180-1181 1184-1185 1176-1177 1171-1172

Nickel 4650-4660 4695-4700 4770-4780 4765-4775 4825-4830

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. 371.60(372.50) 372.60(373.50) 367.60(370.45) 376.30(375.35) 376.00(381.35) Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.

371.00-374.50 372.00-375.50 366.00-369.50 367.00-371.00 374.50-378.00 Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz. 317.40(473.50) 325.80(477.20) 312.50(459.30) 318.60(468.60) 325.20(475.80) Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz.

621.50(471.00) 627.90(475.50) 603.40(457.00) 602.40(458.00) 607.40(465.00) Platinum … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 387.00 388.00 385.00 386.00 388.50

Palladium … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 138.50 140.00 138.00 138.00 140.00

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.3140 1.3136 1.3147 1.3135 1.3068

Pound Sterling1.9559 1.9566 1.9188 1.9253 1.9216