METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (January 04, 1993)

London Metal Exchange

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

Date Dec. 29 Dec.28 Dec.25 Dec.24 Dec. 23

Copper 1501-1503 N/A N/A 1462-1463 1466-1467

Lead 306-307 N/A N/A 290-291 295-296

Zinc 1057-1058 N/A N/A 1059-1060 1058-1059

Aluminum1236-1237 N/A N/A 1229-1230 1226-1227

Nickel 5795-5805 N/A N/A 5830-5835 5860-5870

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. 332.50(332.90) N/A N/A 333.00(332.90) 333.00(332.55)

Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.

331.00-334.50 N/A N/A 331.00-334.50 331.00-334.50

Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz. 243.60(367.50) N/A N/A 240.50(368.50) 241.10(369.80)

Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz.

N/A(363.00) N/A N/A N/A 468.80(370.00)

Platinum … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 357.10 N/A N/A 359.40 359.40

Palladium … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 104.15 N/A N/A 107.00 107.00

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.2665 N/A N/A 1.2612 1.2603

Pound Sterling 1.9103 N/A N/A 1.9214 1.9242