FREE MARKET (July 11, 1994)

London Metal Exchange

Spot closing prices in $US per tonne Date July 5 July 4 July 1 June 30 June 29

Copper 2471-2472 2454-2455 2423.5-2424.5 2367.5-2368.5 2355-2356.5 Lead 565.5-566.5 567-568 567.5-568.5 539.5-540.5 524-525

Zinc 956-957 957-958 959.5-960.5 952-953 939-940

Aluminum1493.5-1494.5 1494-1495 1485.5-1486.5 1471-1472 1450-1451 Nickel 6175-6185 6310-6315 6320-6325 6140-6150 6100-6110

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. 387.30(387.80) 386.60(387.30) 388.25(386.80) 388.25(385.40) 385.50(385.80) Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.

384.00-387.50 385.00-388.50 N/A 385.00-388.50 383.00-386.50

Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz. 350.50(540.80) 349.60(538.60) 349.00(535.50) 340.80(525.10) 340.00(527.00) Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz.

752.80(540.00) N/A N/A(535.00) 743.70(536.00) 734.10(528.50) Platinum … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 409.25 410.75 411.00 403.50 399.50

Palladium … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 145.50 144.50 146.00 143.50 140.00

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.3870 1.3857 1.3900 1.3830 1.3840

Pound Sterling 2.1407 2.1319 2.1578 2.1360 2.1397