METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (May 06, 1996)

London Metal Exchange

Spot closing prices in $US per tonne

DateApr. 30 Apr. 29Apr. 26Apr. 25Apr. 24

Copper2668-2673 2683-26862697-27022715-27202675-2678

Lead800-802 803-805800-801809-810809-811

Zinc 1029.5-1031.5 1039.5-1040.5 1039.5-1040.51042.5-1043.51034.5-1035.5

Aluminum 1598-1599 1598.5-1599.5 1584.5-1585.51578.5-1579.51572.5-1573.5

Nickel7890-7900 7990-8000 8010-80158015-80257940-7950

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon/morning $US per oz.

391.30/390.15390.85/390.75391.90/393.10393.30/390.35390.80/391.75

Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.

390.00/393.50389.50/393.00389.50/393.00392.50/396.00389.50/393.00

Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning L/US$ per oz.

3.497/5.2783.493/5.2903.560/5.3703.521/5.3203.512/5.318

Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto C$/New York US$ per oz.

7.361/5.3007.341/5.2807.388/5.3207.475/5.3657.331/5.290

Platinum … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz.

403.70 405.50 405.50 409.00 404.90

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

131.50 131.60 132.25 137.00 135.00

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.3614 1.36261.3626 1.3643 1.3618

Pound Sterling 2.0485 2.05682.05742.06462.0616