METAL PRICES (December 13, 1993)

London Metal Exchange

Spot closing prices in $US per tonne Date Dec. 7 Dec. 6 Dec. 3 Dec. 2 Dec. 1

Copper 1678-1679 1671-1672 1656-1657 1665-1666 1643-1644

Lead 447-448 443-444 433-434 431-432 430-431

Zinc 980-981 954-955 937-938 940-941 936-937

Aluminum 1088-1089 1067-1068 1055-1056 1064-1065 1054-1055

Nickel 4975-4985 4885-4895 4723-4728 4715-4720 4680-4685

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. 376.90(374.35) 377.00(376.15) 376.75(372.50) 373.65(374.50) 373.10(370.10) Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.

376.00-379.50 375.50-379.00 374.50-378.00 372.50-374.50 374.00-377.50 Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz. 322.10(483.50) 323.70(484.00) 310.20(460.80) 314.80(466.00) 299.50(442.90) Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz.

642.10(483.50) 642.60(482.50) 641.10(480.50) 620.20(464.00) 610.00(455.50) Platinum … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 377.00 376.00 373.00 373.00 372.50

Palladium … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 127.00 125.00 123.00 123.00 122.50

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.3232 1.3224 1.3285 1.3307 1.3347

Pound Sterling 1.9755 1.9889 1.9801 1.9746 1.9726