Lending Rates (October 20, 2003)

as of 4 pm ET, Oct. 14, 2003(%)

Bank of Canada3.00

Target overnight rate2.75

Canadian Prime4.50

U.S. Discount Primary2.00

U.S. Fed Funds market rate1.00

U.S. Prime4.00

LIBOR US$ 3-month1.15

LIBOR US$ 6-month1.19

LIBOR US$ 1-year1.37

Gold lease 3-month0.20

Gold lease 6-month0.18

Gold lease 1-year0.44

Silver lease 3-month0.55

Silver lease 1-year1.09

Platinum lease 3-month7.15

Platinum lease 1-year7.84

Metal lease rates from www.kitco.com

Conversion of Weights and Measures

1 troy ounce = 31.1 grams

1 kilogram = 32.15 troy ounces

1 kilogram = 2.2046 pounds

1 (metric) tonne = 1,000 kilograms

1 (metric) tonne = 2,204.6 pounds

1 (short) ton = 2,000 pounds

1 (metric) tonne = 1.1023 (short) tons

1 gram per (metric) tonne = 0.02917 troy ounces per

(short) ton

= 0.03215 troy ounces per

(metric) tonne

1 kilometre = 0.6214 miles

1 hectare= 2.47 acres

Legend

C– CNQ trading & quotation system

N– New York Stock Exchange

O– U.S. over-the-counter

Q– NASDAQ or U.S. OTC

T– Toronto Stock Exchange

V– TSX Venture Exchange

X– American Stock Exchange

*– Denotes price in U.S.$