METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (August 08, 1994)

London Metal Exchange

Spot closing prices in $US per tonne Date August 2 August 1 July 29 July 28 July 27

Copper 2407-2408 2429-2430 2438-2439 2409-2410 2392-2393

Lead 582-583 586-587 583.5-584.5 583-584 568-569

Zinc 944-945 946-947 942-943 938.5-939.5 926.5-927.5

Aluminum1441.5-1442.5 1415-1425 1449-1450 1426.5-1427.5 1413.5-1414.5 Nickel 6100-6110 6140-6150 6207-6217 6130-6140 6100-6110

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. 380.00(383.75) 383.85(384.00) 384.00(384.05) 387.10(387.35) 388.55(387.00) Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.

378.00-381.50 N/A 382.00-385.50 383.00-386.50 386.50-390.00

Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz. 343.00(528.50) 345.30(530.00) 346.80(529.30) 348.00(533.30) 347.70(532.30) Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz.

725.80(520.50) N/A(529.50) 734.50(529.00) 742.70(536.00) 744.90(538.00) Platinum … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 415.00 424.00 424.00 422.50 421.50

Palladium … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 155.00 155.00 153.75 151.25 154.00

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.3889 N/A 1.3865 1.3822 1.3800

Pound Sterling 2.1324 N/A 2.1408 2.1109 2.1160