METAL PRICES — London Metal Exchange

Spot closing prices in $US per tonne

Date August 9 August 8 August 5 August 4 August 3 Copper 2392-2393 2396-2397 2400-2401 2405-2407 2404-2405

Lead 565-566 573.5-574.5 579-580 578.5-579.5 576-577

Zinc 928-929 936-936.5 937-938 941-942 937.5-938.5

Aluminum1436-1437 1423-1424 1421-1422 1428-1429 1435-1436

Nickel 5760-5770 5965-5970 6070-6080 6110-6120 6060-6070

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. 378.65(377.40) 377.60(377.70) 378.30(378.60) 377.50(377.50) 378.45(378.60) Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.

376.50-380.00 375.50-379.00 376.50-380.00 377.00-380.50 376.00-379.50 Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz. 332.80(511.30) 345.30(530.00) 336.70(517.50) 334.50(515.50) 339.50(521.30) Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz.

709.20(514.00) 710.50(513.00) 718.80(516.00) 719.60(517.00) 726.00(521.00) Platinum … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 408.50 407.00 409.00 407.00 408.00

Palladium … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 154.00 152.50 152.00 151.00 154.00

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar1.3726 1.3772 1.3867 1.3878 1.3877

Pound Sterling2.1124 2.1201 2.1383 2.1310 2.1402