FREE MARKET (March 13, 1995)

London Metal Exchange

Spot closing prices in $US per tonne Date March 7 March 6 March 3 March 2 March 1

Copper 2877-2878 2897-2898 2924-2925 2872.5-2873.5 2815-2816 Lead 573-574 585-587 590-592 570.5-571.5 554-555

Zinc 1018-1019 1032-1033 1043-1044 1019-1020 999-1000

Aluminum1782-1783 1829-1830 1864-1865 1781-1782 1741-1742

Nickel 7460-7485 7595-7605 7740-7750 7270-7280 7255-7265

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. 382.05(379.00) 378.85(376.00) 377.25(376.35) 374.45(379.00) 375.70(376.30) Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.

382.00-385.50 377.00-380.50 375.00-378.50 375.00-378.50 373.00-376.50 Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz. 279.60(453.40) 267.90(441.90) 275.60(443.40) 277.90(441.60) 282.90(472.50) Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz.

645.80(452.50) 624.50(438.50) 613.80(436.00) 622.50(441.50) 618.60(441.00) Platinum … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 420.00 407.50 403.25 403.75 404.00

Palladium … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 159.25 153.50 153.75 153.00 153.00

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.4145 1.4168 1.4067 1.4034 1.3977

Pound Sterling2.3191 2.3002 2.2922 2.2644 2.2175