METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (August 30, 1993)

London Metal Exchange

Spot closing prices in $US per tonne Date Aug. 24 Aug. 23 Aug. 20 Aug. 19 Aug. 18

Copper 1988-1989 1946-1947 1968-1969 1930-1932 1928-1930

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

Zinc 890-891 891-892 888-889 880-881 868-869

Aluminum1148-1149 1145-1146 1150-1151 1152-1153 1146-1147

Nickel 4650-4660 4645-4650 4685-4695 4675-4685 4615-4620

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. 372.75(373.65) 373.60(370.35) 373.25(370.35) 373.40(373.65) 373.70(372.85) Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.

371.00-374.00 372.00-375.50 370.50-375.00 370.00-373.50 372.00-375.50 Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz. 318.60(476.40) 316.10(478.30) 309.60(465.80) 311.90(465.20) 314.60(469.30) Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz.

630.50(476.00) 636.00(480.00) 631.40(476.50) 622.10(470.00) 621.60(469.00) Platinum … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 386.00 86.00 385.00 383.00 390.00

Palladium … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 134.00 136.00 137.00 137.50 138.50

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.3188 1.3210 1.3178 1.3141 1.3225

Pound Sterling1.9766 1.9874 1.9965 1.9784 2.0069