METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (March 06, 1995)

London Metal Exchange

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

Copper 2852-2853 2873-2874 2855-2856 2850-2851 2870-2871

Lead 558-559 573-574 575-579 582.5-583.5 580-581

Zinc 987-988 1015-1016 1024-1025 1016-1017 1029-1030

Aluminum 1753-1755 1824-1825 1836-1837 1833-1834 1857.5-1858.5 Nickel 7105-7115 7980-7990 8115-8120 8190-8200 8300-8310

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. 376.40(375.70) 377.75(376.80) 377.75(379.60) 379.50(379.00) 379.20(379.00) Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.

375.00-378.50 374.00-377.50 375.00-378.50 377.50-381.00 378.50-382.00 Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz. 283.40(449.00) 293.80(465.00) 302.50(481.00) 303.30(482.40) 300.80(475.50) Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz.

634.00(N/A) 634.00(452.00) 650.30(464.50) 671.90(480.00) 664.20(473.00) Platinum … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 411.25 411.00 413.00 416.00 416.25

Palladium … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 155.25 156.25 157.50 160.25 160.50

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.3898 1.3925 1.3912 1.3930 1.3963

Pound Sterling2.1994 2.2015 2.2110 2.2218 2.2189