METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (September 27, 1993)

London Metal Exchange

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

Copper 1739-1740 1754-1756 1759-1760 1936-1938 1927-1930

Lead 371-372 373-374 374-375 379-380 382-383

Zinc 872-873 890-891 877-878 875-876 870-871

Aluminum1099-1100 1113-1114 1119-1120 1119-1120 1110-1111

Nickel 4190-4195 4210-4220 4292-4295 4385-4390 4460-4470

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. 354.75(354.30) 354.00(353.50) 351.85(352.30) 352.40(350.40) 348.00(345.25) Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.

352.00-355.50 352.00-355.50 351.00-354.50 351.00-354.50 346.50-350.00 Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz. 266.60(410.80) 268.90(411.10) 268.20(409.80) 262.20(405.70) 261.90(403.80) Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz.

543.60(409.00) 542.60(408.50) 535.40(405.50) 536.20(406.00) 528.30(400.50) Platinum … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 365.50 361.00 360.00 361.00 356.00

Palladium … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 127.00 122.00 119.50 120.00 118.00

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.3201 1.3225 1.3132 1.3137 1.3117

Pound Sterling1.9984 2.0261 2.0112 2.0130 2.0318