Metal Prices — FREE MARKET (March 01, 1993)

London Metal Exchange

Spot closing prices in $US per tonne, except copper and lead (pounds sterling per tonne)

Date Feb. 23 Feb. 22 Feb. 19 Feb. 18 Feb. 17

Copper 1508-1509 1520-1521 1527-1528 1538-1539 1532-1533

Lead 281-282 283-284 285-286 287-288 287-288

Zinc 1059-1060 1062-1064 1062-1063 1061-1062 1064-1065

Aluminum1199-1200 1202-1203 1204-1205 1208-1209 1201-1202

Nickel 6170-6180 6200-6205 6220-6230 6205-6210 6220-6230

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. 329.60(329.90) 329.70(328.90) 330.80(331.10) 329.95(329.00) 330.60(331.50) Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.

328.00-331.50 327.50-331.00 329.00-332.50 327.50-331.00 329.00-332.50 Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz. 246.00(358.00) 246.30(358.20) 251.40(364.00) N/A(N/A) 255.40(370.50) Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz.

448.60(355.50) 451.10(355.50) 456.20(361.00) 460.90(364.00) 462.30(364.50) Platinum … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 345.80 337.20 360.50 362.50 365.50

Palladium … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 105.35 99.00 110.50 115.50 116.00

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.2535 1.2598 1.2596 1.2607 1.2640

Pound Sterling 1.8213 1.8343 1.8315 1.8249 1.8281