Metal Prices (December 20, 1993)

London Metal Exchange

Spot closing prices in $US per tonne Date Dec. 14 Dec. 13 Dec. 10 Dec. 9 Dec. 8

Copper 1723-1724 1747-1749 1717-1718 1677-1678 1674-1675

Lead 463-464 473-474 459-460 456-457 447-448

Zinc 978-977 1015-1016 1000-1001 983-984 980-981

Aluminum1113-1114 1147-1148 1016-1017 1027-1028 1080-1081

Nickel 5190-5200 5335-5340 5165-5175 4990-4995 4960-4970

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. 387.60(387.00) 386.25(387.55) 382.30(382.50) 382.50(382.50) 382.30(377.15) Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.

385.00-388.50 385.00-388.50 381.50-385.00 380.50-384.00 382.00-385.50 Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz. 345.10(513.80) 341.40(510.00) 332.80(498.70) 333.50(497.80) 332.60(488.50) Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz.

680.10(580.00) 683.90(512.50) 663.70(497.50) 662.80(498.50) 664.80(500.50) Platinum … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 386.00 386.00 380.00 380.00 382.00

Palladium … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 127.75 128.50 127.00 127.00 128.00

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.3337 1.3273 1.3292 1.3295 1.3228

Pound Sterling1.9852 1.9777 1.9865 1.9876 1.9771