METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (February 15, 1993)

London Metal Exchange

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

Date Feb. 9 Feb. 8 Feb. 5 Feb. 4 Feb. 3

Copper 1562-1563 1559-1560 1534-1535 1538-1539 1546-1547

Lead 288-289 290-291 288-289 288-289 290-291

Zinc 1092-1093 1102-1104 1108-1109 1111-1112 1098-1099

Aluminum1219-1220 1213-1214 1206-1207 1202-1203 1189-1190

Nickel 6110-6115 6055-6060 5860-5865 5835-5845 5770-5780

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. 328.05(327.75) 327.95(327.60) 327.75(327.80) 328.00(328.15) 329.65(329.60) Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.

326.00-329.50 326.00-329.50 326.00-329.50 326.00-329.50 327.00-330.50 Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz. 258.40(368.30) 254.80(365.80) 253.70(367.00) 254.20(367.00) 257.00(367.40) Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz.

469.80(368.50) 466.50(367.00) 464.70(366.00) 464.70(366.00) 466.00(366.00) Platinum … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 366.80 362.00 361.50 362.00 361.50

Palladium … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 118.65 114.00 115.50 112.50 111.50

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.2680 1.2630 1.2615 1.2620 1.2670

Pound Sterling 1.8139 1.8181 1.8222 1.8192 1.8181