Metal Prices FREE MARKET (December 17, 1990)

London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne, except copper and lead (pounds sterling per tonne) Date December 11 December 10 December 7 December 6 December 5 Copper 1274-1276 1279-1280 1299-1301 1303-1305 1278-1289 Lead 325-325.50 327-328 329-331 328-330 330-331 Zinc 1308-1310 1300-1305 1287-1290 1250-1255 1243-1245 Aluminum 1502-1504 — 1563-1565 1550-1555 1498-1500 Nickel 8150-8200 8225-8275 8250-8300 8275-8300 8150-8175 Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices Gold. . .London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. 372.10(374.30) 374.05(372.25) 370.80(371.10) 370.00(373.80) 376.00(377.30) Gold. . .Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz. 370.00-374.00 372.00-376.00 368.00-372.00 368.00-372.00 372.00-376.00 Silver. . .London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz. 209.70(408.30) 209.80(409.80) 213.40(414.80) 212.60(412.10) 214.50(415.20) Silver. . .Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz. 469.90(403.50) 470.80(405.00) 477.40(410.00) 481.70(412.50) 483.60(414.00) Platinum. . .Guardian Trust, Interbank closing $US per oz.

419.00 416.00 413.00 421.00 426.00 Palladium. . .Guardian Trust, Interbank closing $US per oz.

92.00 92.00 92.00 93.00 93.00 Exchange Rates. . .Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. dollar 1.1598 1.1573 1.1580 1.1622 1.1623 Pound Sterling2.2477 1.2500 2.2616 2.2529 2.2395