METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (October 11, 1993)

London Metal Exchange

Spot closing prices in $US per tonne Date Oct. 5 Oct. 4 Oct. 1 Sept. 30 Sept. 29

Copper 1663-1664 1668-1669 1679-1680 1663-1664 1699-1700

Lead 355-356 364-365 361-362 364-365 365-366

Zinc 904-905 878-881 878-879 871-872 866-867

Aluminum1090-1091 1093-1094 1097-1098 1096-1097 1093-1094

Nickel 4110-4120 4115-4125 4060-4065 4041-4046 4110-4120

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. 353.80(353.95) 351.75(355.50) 354.00(353.90) 355.50(352.65) 353.20(354.55) Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.

352.00-355.50 350.00-353.50 353.00-356.50 352.00-355.50 351.00-354.50 Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz. 266.50(405.00) 271.70(408.80) 271.60(405.80) 266.90(403.00) 269.00(406.30) Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz.

545.40(405.50) 544.00(404.00) 546.30(406.00) 543.00(404.50) 536.70(402.00) Platinum … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 358.00 355.00 359.00 360.00 356.00

Palladium … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 125.00 125.00 126.00 125.00 125.00

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.3367 1.3410 1.3385 1.3340 1.3288

Pound Sterling2.0264 2.0299 2.0144 1.9957 2.0091