Metal Prices FREE MARKET (December 31, 1990)

London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne, except copper and lead (pounds sterling per tonne) Date Dec 25 Dec 24 Dec 21 Dec 20 Dec 19 Copper N/A N/A N/A 1315-1317 1288-1289 Lead N/A N/A N/A 314-315 314-315 Zinc N/A N/A N/A 1247-1248 1249-1251 Aluminum N/A N/A N/A 1519-1521 1531-1533 Nickel N/A N/A N/A 8450-8500 8220-8240 Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices Gold. . .London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz.

N/A N/A N/A 385.45(384.45) 378.90(376.80) Gold. . .Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.

N/A N/A N/A 383.00-387.00 378.00-382.00 Silver. . .London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz.

N/A N/A N/A 213.50(410.40) 205.20(397.10) Silver. . .Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz.

N/A N/A N/A 485.60(417.00) 470.60(404.00) Platinum. . .Guardian Trust, Interbank closing $US per oz.

N/A N/A N/A 918.00 916.00 Palladium. . .Guardian Trust, Interbank closing $US per oz.

N/A N/A N/A 87.00 87.00 Exchange Rates. . .Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. dollar N/A N/A N/A 1.1593 1.1588 Pound SterlingN/A N/A N/A 2.1969 2.2365