METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (August 09, 1993)

London Metal Exchange

Spot closing prices in $US per tonne Date Aug. 3 Aug. 2 July 30 July 29 July 28

Copper 1946-1947 1960-1961 1971-1972 1960-1962 1954-1955

Lead 390-392 390-391 391-392 392-393 394-395

Zinc 924-925 925-926 925-926 920-921 921-923

Aluminum1218-1219 1207-1208 1196-1197 1197-1198 1195-1196

Nickel 4900-4910 4915-4925 4883-4893 4970-4980 4945-4955

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. 403.75(404.95) 405.60(406.70) 401.75(403.70) 394.30(394.00) 391.80(393.15) Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.

403.00-406.50 N/A 401.00-404.50 391.00-394.50 393.00-396.50

Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz. 356.90(537.70) 365.60(542.00) 358.40(530.00) 343.80(514.50) 340.00(506.50) Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz.

693.20(535.00) N/A(535.00) 692.10(537.00) 668.10(517.00) 663.60(515.00) Platinum … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 422.00 N/A 419.00 414.00 411.00

Palladium … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 143.00 N/A 145.00 143.00 141.50

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.2892 N/A 1.2857 1.2865 1.2846

Pound Sterling1.9357 N/A 1.9054 1.9066 1.9220