METAL PRICES (June 19, 2000)

Daily Metal Prices
Date	June 13	June 12	June 9	June 8	June 7
BASE METALS	(London Metal Exchange-Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)
Aluminium	1449/1466.50	1458/1477.50	1456.50/1476	1444/1464	1437.50/1458.50
Al Alloy	1154/1195	1155/1202	1160/1202	1145/1193	1147/1190
Copper	1726/1746	1723.50/1744.50	1722.50/1742.50	1707/1731	1731/1752
Lead	422/440.50	422.50/440	421/439	417/434	417.50/435
Nickel	8280/8020	8410/8145	8480/8240	8670/8400	8855/8600
Tin	5455/5420	5475/5410	5450/5385	5390/5320	5385/5305
Zinc	1093/1113	1097/1117	1099/1119	1095/1114.50	1101/1119
PRECIOUS METAL PRICES (London fix, US$ per troy oz.)
Gold AM	293.00	284.10	285.15	285.10	286.95
Gold PM	291.50	284.60	284.40	285.75	284.10
Silver	5.0875	5.0100	5.0350	5.0550	5.0450
Platinum	551.00	546.00	552.00	547.00	554.00
Palladium	663.00	642.00	647.00	640.00	630.00
Exchange Rates
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)
Date	June 13	June 12	June 9	June 8	June 7
US$ in C$	1.4691	1.4761	1.4763	1.4802	1.4784
C$ in US$	0.6807	0.6775	0.6774	0.6756	0.6764
EXCHANGE RATES (Bank of Canada, June 13)
Currency	Aus $	Euro	Japan	Mex P	SA Rand	UK
In C$	0.8778	1.4134	0.01376	0.1501	0.2100	2.2222
In US$	0.5975	0.9621	0.00937	0.1022	0.1429	1.5126