Metal Prices — FREE MARKET (March 27, 1995)

London Metal Exchange

Spot closing prices in $US per tonne Date March 21 March 20 March 17 March 16 March 15

Copper 2923-2924 2898-2900 2898-2899 2897-2898 2896-2897

Lead 580-581 574-575 578-579 576-577 567-568

Zinc 1016-1017 1006-1007 1009-1010 1008-1009 1005-1006

Aluminum1744-1746 1719-1720 1760-1761 1757-1758 1765-1766

Nickel 7290-7320 7145-7150 7220-7230 7260-7270 7435-7440

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. 382.60(382.20) 382.20(382.45) 382.65(382.75) 385.15(383.70) 386.15(386.60) Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.

381.00-384.50 381.00-384.50 381.50-385.00 380.50-384.00 385.50-388.50 Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz. 296.20(468.80) 295.20(468.00) 294.10(467.30) 294.10(470.00) 298.40(473.00) Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz.

659.10(468.50) 661.20(467.50) 669.20(470.00) 663.80(467.50) 676.60(476.00) Platinum … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 414.00 418.00 421.00 421.00 422.25

Palladium … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 167.00 168.50 168.00 165.50 164.00

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.4019 1.4047 1.4120 1.4130 1.4118

Pound Sterling2.2227 2.2160 2.2366 2.2446 2.2582