Spot Prices Courtesy of Scotiabank Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2006

Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$637.50+11.90Silver$13.09+0.25Platinum$1165.00+25.00Palladium$345.00+14.00Base MetalsPrice (US$/lb.)ChangeNickel$17.53+1.50Lead$0.750.00Copper$2.48-0.08Zinc$1.65-0.12