METALS MARKETS — FREE MARKET (November 01, 1993)

London Metal Exchange

Spot closing prices in $US per tonne Date Oct. 26 Oct. 25 Oct. 22 Oct. 21 Oct. 20

Copper 1596-1597 1623-1624 1615-1616 1616-1617 1621-1622

Lead 393-394 398-400 401-402 397-398 389-390

Zinc 910-911 930-931 932-933 939-940 935-936

Aluminum1053-1054 1091-1092 1094-1095 1100-1101 1096-1097

Nickel 4465-4475 4568-4573 4582-4585 4590-4595 4600-4610

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. 368.25(368.50) 371.50(371.50) 367.90(370.65) 374.50(371.55) 372.50(371.60) Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.

367.00-370.50 364.00-367.50 367.50-371.00 373.00-376.50 371.00-374.50 Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz. 297.60(439.30) 290.40(443.30) 299.50(443.60) 302.10(451.20) 302.30(449.30) Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz.

581.70(438.50) 582.40(443.00) 577.90(442.50) 596.60(451.00) 596.60(449.50) Platinum … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 371.00 372.50 373.00 375.00 374.00

Palladium … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 130.00 131.50 131.00 129.00 132.50

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.3170 1.3127 1.3050 1.3107 1.3168

Pound Sterling1.9492 1.9403 1.9216 1.9457 1.9670