Spot Prices Courtesy of Scotiabank (March 13, 2006)

Tuesday, March 7, 2006Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$555.25-1.25Silver$10.00+0.30Platinum$1,040.00-6.00Palladium$294.00+12.00Base MetalsPrice (US$/lb.)ChangeNickel$6.76+0.05Lead$0.540.00Copper$2.17-0.02Zinc$1.05+0.04