METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (August 16, 1993)

London Metal Exchange

Spot closing prices in $US per tonne Date Aug. 10 Aug. 9 Aug. 6 Aug. 5 Aug. 4

Copper 1936-1937 1957-1958 1968-1969 1958-1959 1954-1955

Lead 392-393 391-392 397-398 404-405 398-399

Zinc 871-872 868-869 881-882 923-924 926-927

Aluminum1186-1187 1184-1185 1200-1201 1205-1206 1213-1214

Nickel 4860-4870 4870-4880 4855-4865 4920-4930 4915-4925

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. 380.35(382.20) 381.70(382.50) 379.40(381.90) 387.75(396.45) 402.65(400.65) Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.

380.00-383.50 382.00-385.50 377.00-380.50 370.00-380.00 399.00-402.50 Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz. 322.90(479.60) 312.60(467.50) 323.70(480.20) 344.70(517.00) 352.20(529.00) Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz.

603.90(465.50) 612.00(472.00) 596.20(460.00) 645.60(505.50) 687.70(532.00) Platinum … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 393.00 394.00 383.00 384.00 417.00

Palladium … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 141.00 139.00 136.50 138.00 142.50

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.2935 1.2915 1.2915 1.2912 1.2880

Pound Sterling 1.8976 1.9256 1.9340 1.9319 1.9359