METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (September 06, 1993)

London Metal Exchange

Spot closing prices in $US per tonne Date Aug. 31 Aug. 30 Aug. 27 Aug. 26 Aug. 25

Copper 1970-1973 N/A 1969-1970 1947-1948 1969-1971

Lead 381-383 N/A 388-389 383-384 381-382

Zinc 875-876 N/A 884-885 869-870 874-875

Aluminum1144-1145 N/A 1150-1151 1143-1144 1139-1140

Nickel 4545-4555 N/A 4490-4500 4500-4505 4620-4630

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. 371.55(370.60) N/A 369.25(370.05) 371.25(371.60) 371.15(371.75) Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.

371.00-374.00 372.00-375.50 368.00-371.50 365.00-368.50 370.00-373.50 Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz. 318.60(476.40) N/A 310.50(468.80) 317.40(472.50) 317.30(474.80) Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz.

630.50(476.00) 640.9(483.50) 620.60(467.50) 616.50(466.50) 619.00(469.00) Platinum … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 382.00 382.00 380.00 379.00 385.50

Palladium … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 125.00 125.00 122.00 121.00 128.00

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.3197 1.3223 1.3191 1.3157 1.3115

Pound Sterling1.9689 1.9743 1.9852 1.9874 1.9430