Metal Prices (January 01, 1990)

FREE MARKET London Metal Exchange

Spot closing prices in $US per tonne, except copper and lead (pounds sterling per tonne) Date Dec 26 Dec 25 Dec 22 Dec 21 Dec 20 Copper

N/A N/A 1480-1481 1480-1481 1492-1494 Lead

N/A N/A 451.5-452 442-443 429-429.5 Zinc

N/A N/A 1410-1420 1380-1390 1400-1410 Aluminum

N/A N/A 1626-1627 1614-1616 1593-1595 Nickel

N/A N/A 8650-8700 8750-8850 8900-8950 Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices Dec 26 Dec 25 Dec 22 Dec 21 Dec 20 Gold * * * London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. N/A N/A N/A(413.20) 413.00(413.00) 412.40(413.15) Gold * * * Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz. N/A N/A 411.00-412.00 412.00-415.00 412.00-415.00 Silver * * * London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents ) N/A N/A 346.0(559.6) 348.0(560.3) 348.7(557.8) Silver * * * Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz. N/A(553.0) N/A N/A(556.0) 648.8(557.0) 648.2(556.0) Platinum * * * Guardian Trust, Interbank closing $US per oz. N/A N/A 510.50 507.00 512.00 Palladium * * * Guardian Trust, Interbank closing $US per oz. N/A N/A 137.50 137.00 137.00 Exchange Rates * * * Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. dollar N/A N/A 1.1590 1.1596 1.1609 Pound Sterling N/A N/A 1.8811 1.8722 1.8650