METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (October 25, 1993)

London Metal Exchange

Spot closing prices in $US per tonne Date Oct. 19 Oct. 18 Oct. 15 Oct. 14 Oct. 13

Copper 1608-1609 1632-1633 1680-1681 1679-1680 1679-1680

Lead 381-382 389-390 391-392 396-398 400-401

Zinc 924-925 929-930 941-942 949-950 952-953

Aluminum1091-1092 1102-1103 1123-1124 1108-1109 1097-1098

Nickel 4512-4517 4600-4610 4715-4725 4545-4555 4480-4490

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. 366.40(366.85) 365.20(365.00) 364.60(365.35) 360.60(359.60) 360.60(359.60) Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.

364.50-368.00 364.00-367.50 363.00-366.50 365.00-368.50 365.00-368.50 Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (UScents) per oz. N/A 289.80(435.50) 286.40(433.30) 290.10(443.40) 291.70(444.80) Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz.

580.10(436.00) 588.60(441.50) 577.90(432.00) 586.30(440.00) 588.90(441.00) Platinum … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 373.00 370.00 366.00 367.00 367.50

Palladium … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 133.00 132.00 128.00 131.00 131.00

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.3250 1.3252 1.3310 1.3255 1.3283

Pound Sterling 1.9729 1.9702 2.0105 2.0077 2.0230