METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (September 20, 1993)

London Metal Exchange

Spot closing prices in $US per tonne Date Sept. 14 Sept. 13 Sept. 10 Sept. 9 Sept. 8

Copper 1899-1900 1930-1932 1932-1933 1955-1957 1985-1987

Lead 378-379 379-380 384-385 384-385 386-387

Zinc 871-872 868-869 875-876 878-879 879-880

Aluminum1106-1107 1112-1113 1120-1121 1116-1117 1132-1133

Nickel 4480-4485 4500-4510 4570-4575 4515-4520 4495-4500

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. 343.70(342.05) 344.20(348.25) 351.50(356.00) 353.30(362.25) 351.75(352.25) Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.

343.50-347.00 349.00-352.50 349.00-352.50 352.00-355.50 349.50-353.00 Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz. 261.40(406.40) 261.40(404.60) 276.90(427.80) 274.40(424.40) 276.30(425.50) Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz.

533.30(401.50) 528.30(399.50) 540.30(409.00) 564.60(427.00) 565.70(427.00) Platinum … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 352.00 352.00 356.00 360.00 357.00

Palladium … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 117.00 115.00 118.50 121.00 118.00

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.3220 1.3143 1.3140 1.3162 1.3172

Pound Sterling2.0438 2.0326 2.0393 2.0388 2.0318