Metal Prices FREE MARKET (December 24, 1990)

London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne, except copper and lead (pounds sterling per tonne) Date December 18 December 17 December 14 December 13 December 12 Copper 1288-1289 1294-1295 1271-1272 1280-1282 1300-1302 Lead 322-324 318-320 328-330 321-322 315-316 Zinc 1258-1262 1260-1265 1275-1280 1295-1297 1320-1323 Aluminum 1535-1537 1517-1522 1519-1521 1521-1523 1512-1514 Nickel 8050-8100 7800-7850 7920-7945 7925-7950 8075-8100 Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices Gold. . .London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. 377.40(376.00) 376.30(376.85) 373.20(373.15) 372.00(373.00) 370.90(371.90) Gold. . .Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz. 375.00-379.00 375.00-379.00 372.00-376.00 370.00-374.00 369.00-373.00 Silver. . .London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz. 205.10(396.50) 204.40(395.00) 204.20(396.40) 205.70(401.30) 208.70(406.40) Silver. . .Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz. 456.80(393.00) 458.30(394.00) 462.70(397.00) 466.70(400.50) 467.60(401.00) Platinum. . .Guardian Trust, Interbank closing $US per oz.

410.00 411.00 412.00 414.00 415.00 Palladium. . .Guardian Trust, Interbank closing $US per oz.

87.00 87.00 87.00 88.00 91.00 Exchange Rates. . .Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. dollar 1.1558 1.1582 1.1583 1.1605 1.1606 Pound Sterling2.2463 2.2357 2.2430 2.2575 2.2518