METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (February 05, 1996)

London Metal Exchange

Spot closing prices in $US per tonne

DateJan. 30 Jan. 29Jan. 26 Jan. 25 Jan. 24

Copper2550-2553 2504-25062497-2502 2548-25532560-2565

Lead724-725 716.50-717.5720.5-721.5 733.5-734.5734-736

Zinc1027-1028 1014-10151018-10191041-10421045.5-1046.5

Aluminum1540-1542 1531.5-1532.51558-15591542.5-1543.51550.5-1551.5

Nickel8185-8195 7970-79808060-80708190-82008260-8270

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz.

406.55(406.70)404.50(405.45)406.50(407.50)406.60(403.35)402.50(403.00)

Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.

402.00-405.50404.00-407.50404.00-407.50404.50-408.00402.00-405.50

Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz.

N/A 366.30(550.80)372.80(561.60)363.70(551.80)366.80(554.00)

Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz.

774.10(553.50)773.50(552.50)774.20(547.00)763.60(558.00)763.60(549.50)

Platinum … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz.

422.60 421.90 422.00 426.00 421.80

Palladium … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz.

129.50 129.50 128.25 131.25 129.75

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.3775 1.3785 1.3813 1.3790 1.3708

Pound Sterling2.0745 2.0760 2.0724 2.0802 2.0722