Daily Metal Prices (December 31, 2001)

DateDec. 25Dec. 24Dec. 21Dec. 20Dec. 19

Aluminiumnana1336.50/1350.501331/1346.501336/1357.50

Al Alloynana1060/10911077/11001081/1115

Coppernana1445.50/14691461/14851461/1486.50

Leadnana500/497490/490489/490

Nickelnana5690/55805450/53705565/5500

Tinnana3955/39803960/39853960/3990

Zincnana763.50/781765/782.50750.50/773.50

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

Gold AMnana277.80278.85278.90

Gold PMnana277.50278.85278.65

Silvernana4.52004.44004.4900

Platinumnana458.00459.25454.00

Palladiumnana408.00406.00400.00

Exchange Rates

CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)

DateDec. 25Dec. 24Dec. 21Dec. 20Dec. 19

US$ in C$nana1.58461.57751.5742

C$ in US$nana0.63110.63390.6352

EXCHANGE RATES (Bank of Canada, Dec. 21)

CurrencyAus $EuroJapan Mex PSA RandUK

In C$0.80461.40470.012230.17350.12812.2799

In US$0.50780.88650.007710.10950.08081.6352

Producer and Dealer Prices

Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,130/t.

Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.25/lb.

Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.27/lb.

Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.

Cobalt: Recent trades US$6.50-7.60/lb.

Copper: Comex Mar. US$0.6855/lb.

Indium: Indium Corp., ingot, US$110/kg.

Iridium: Mid-mkt US$390/tr. oz.

Magnesium: Producer ingot US$1.80/lb.

Manganese: Mid-mkt US$900/t.

Molybdenum: Recent trades US$2.25-2.40/lb. Mo in oxide.

Niobium: Nb2O5 ore, mid-mkt US$6.00/lb.

Rhodium: Mid-mkt US$850/tr. oz.

Silver: Handy & Harman, New York US$4.505/tr. oz., Toronto not available.

Tantalum: Ta2O5 ore, mid-mkt US$40/lb.

Tin: Kuala Lumpur tin mkt not available.

Tungsten: WO3 ore, mid-mkt US$6,000/t.

Uranium: U3O8, Uranium Exchange Co. restricted spot price — US$9.50/lb; fmr USSR — US$9.20/lb.

Vanadium: V2O5, recent trades US$1.15-1.30/lb.

Zinc: Mid-mkt, special high grade US$0.404/lb.

Prices current Dec. 21, 2001