Daily Metal Prices (August 30, 2004)

BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)

Date	Aug. 24	Aug. 23	Aug. 20	Aug. 19	Aug. 18	Aug. 17
Al Alloy	1525/1550	1530/1550	1525/1550	1535/1565	1535/1565	1540/1565
Aluminum	1706/1717	1710.50/1720.50	1720/1728.50	1712/1722.50	1707/1720	1714.50/1727
Copper	2804/2744	2810/2755	2832/2775	2835/2778	2827/2788	2892/2848
Lead	903/848	913/851	904/851	910/862	882.50/843	912/864
Nickel	13820/13525	13855/13500	14290/13995	14210/14105	14100/13815	13955/13700
Tin	9105/8990	9170/9050	9300/9105	9260/9085	9100/8990	9250/9145
Zinc	962/980	951/970	962.50/983	962.95/983.98	964.50/983	985/1000

PRECIOUS METAL PRICES (London fix, US$ per troy oz.)

Date	Aug. 24	Aug. 23	Aug. 20	Aug. 19	Aug. 18	Aug. 17
Gold AM	406.90	409.95	405.80	406.30	403.20	401.45
Gold PM	406.20	410.60	410.55	406.50	402.40	401.30
Silver	6.6500	6.7700	6.8050	6.8200	6.6950	6.7100
Platinum	844.00	838.00	854.00	865.00	855.50	877.00
Palladium	215.00	220.00	220.00	220.00	217.00	215.00