METALS MARKETS — FREE MARKET (December 27, 1993)

London Metal Exchange

Spot closing prices in $US per tonne Date Dec. 21 Dec. 20 Dec. 17 Dec. 16 Dec. 15

Copper 1713-1714 1744-1745 1723-1724 1715-1716 1713-1714

Lead 463-464 471-472 467-468 476-477 448-449

Zinc 978-977 974-975 968-969 966-967 967-968

Aluminum1113-1114 1101-1102 1093-1094 1081-1082 1067-1068

Nickel 5190-5200 5245-5250 5165-5175 5248-5250 5200-5210

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. 387.60(387.00) 389.75(389.75) 385.50(385.80) 385.10(386.50) 385.60(385.90) Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.

385.00-388.50 388.00-391.50 384.00-387.50 384.00-387.50 385.50-389.00 Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz. 345.10(513.80) 344.60(512.30) 337.00(501.70) 343.10(509.50) 342.90(509.50) Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz.

680.10(580.00) 687.90(509.50) 666.00(495.50) 670.50(501.50) 677.80(506.50) Platinum … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 386.00 386.00 380.00 380.00 382.00

Palladium … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 127.75 128.50 127.00 127.00 128.00

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.3337 1.3440 1.3400 1.3335 1.3342

Pound Sterling1.9852 1.9979 1.9912 1.9836 1.9733