METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (April 12, 1993)

London Metal Exchange

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

Date Apr. 6 Apr. 5 Apr. 2 Apr. 1 Mar. 31

Copper 1373-1374 1388-1389 1410-1411 1406-1407 1426-1427

Lead 276-277 273-274 273-274 271-272 273-273

Zinc 995-996 1001-1002 987-988 979-991 981-983

Aluminum 1107-1108 1117-1118 1125-1126 1128-1129 1124-1126

Nickel 6030-6040 6110-6120 6070-6080 6070-6080 6090-6095

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. N/A(338.45) 339.25(339.35) 340.10(339.40) 336.35(337.00) 337.80(336.90) Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.

336.00-339.50 337.50-340.50 338.00-341.50 335.00-338.50 337.00-340.50 Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz. 255.60(387.50) 254.20(385.80) 258.80(397.20) 255.20(385.80) 258.50(389.00) Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz.

491.00(388.00) 494.90(390.00) 500.60(395.00) 489.50(387.00) 493.00(388.00) Platinum … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. N/A 364.50 367.40 362.50 363.75

Palladium … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. N/A 115.25 113.75 112.00 113.25

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.2582 1.2625 1.2641 1.2597 1.2585

Pound Sterling 1.9066 1.9203 1.9233 1.9273 1.9054