METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (March 15, 1993)

London Metal Exchange

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

Date Mar. 9 Mar. 8 Mar. 5 Mar. 4 Mar. 3

Copper 1492-1493 1478-1479 1474-1475 1463-1464 1474-1475

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

Zinc 1003-1004 996-997 997-998 1003-1004 1006-1007

Aluminum 1160-1161 1155-1156 1162-1163 1160-1161 1163-1164

Nickel 6020-6030 5970-5980 5930-5935 5860-5870 5890-5900

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. 326.95(327.20) 327.50(328.70) 329.75(329.70) N/A(328.50) 329.55(329.55) Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.

326.00-329.50 326.00-329.50 328.00-331.50 327.00-330.50 327.50-331.00 Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz. 246.90(356.00) 247.20(357.50) 246.40(358.70) 246.70(357.30) 249.30(360.20) Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz.

445.50(355.50) 443.20(354.50) 451.60(360.00) 445.40(356.50) 454.40(358.00) Platinum … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 344.00 343.20 344.50 341.25 341.00

Palladium … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 104.75 106.60 107.50 105.00 105.00

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.2455 1.2443 1.2465 1.2440 1.2423

Pound Sterling 1.7935 1.7955 1.8024 1.8113 1.8020