FREE MARKET (January 03, 1994)

London Metal Exchange

Spot closing prices in $US per tonne Date Dec. 28 Dec. 27 Dec. 24 Dec. 23 Dec. 22

Copper N/A N/A N/A 1773-1774 1779-1780

Lead N/A N/A N/A 464-465 474-475

Zinc N/A N/A N/A 976-977 984-985

AluminumN/A N/A N/A 1103-1104 1099-1100

Nickel N/A N/A N/A 5275-5280 5493-5498

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. N/A N/A N/A 384.95(385.75) 385.65(386.40)

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

N/A N/A N/A 383.50-387.00 384.50-388.00

Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz. N/A N/A N/A 335.90(503.50) 342.90(510.80)

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

N/A(504.00) N/A(508.00) N/A 664.30(499.00) 669.00(499.00)

Platinum … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 385.00 N/A 386.00 385.00 385.00

Palladium … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 125.50 N/A 124.75 125.50 125.00

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar N/A N/A 1.3263 1.3275 1.3365

Pound Sterling N/A N/A 1.9941 1.9956 2.0007