METAL PRTCES — FREE MARKET

London Metal Exchange

Spot closing prices in $US per tonne, except copper and lead (pounds sterling per tonne)

Date Sept. 15 Sept. 14 Sept. 11 Sept. 10 Sept. 9

Copper 1289-1290 1279-1280 1242-1243 1213-1214 1238-1239

Lead 334-335 333-335 326-327 326-327 326-327

Zinc 1398-1400 1376-1378 1364-1366 1353-1355 1375-1377

Aluminum1273-1274 1273-1274 1271-1272 1270-1271 1274-1275

Nickel 7005-7010 6925-6935 6935-6940 6920-6930 6920-6390

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. 345.90(346.20) 346.25(342.75) 340.00(341.05) 342.25(341.75) 343.30(343.10) Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.

344.00-347.50 345.50-349.00 338.50-342.00 341.00-344.50 341.00-344.50 Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz. 199.40(378.50) 197.30(374.50) 189.50(368.80) 189.80(373.00) 188.70(374.80) Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz.

465.40(380.00) 459.20(377.00) 451.20(367.50) 455.50(371.50) 453.80(371.50) Platinum … Guardian Trust, Interbank closing $US per oz.

365.00 361.00 358.00 359.00 362.00

Palladium … Guardian Trust, Interbank closing $US per oz.

91.00 90.00 89.00 90.00 91.00

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.2168 1.2140 1.2165 1.2185 1.2148

Pound Sterling 2.2651 2.2999 2.3369 2.3858 2.9102