METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (January 09, 1995)

London Metal Exchange

Spot closing prices in $US per tonne Date Jan. 3 Jan. 2 Dec. 30 Dec. 29 Dec. 28

Copper 3039-3040 N/A 3039-3040 3016-3017 3014-3015

Lead 650-651 N/A 650-651 649-650 643.5-644.5

Zinc 1134-1135 N/A 1134-1135 1133.5-1134.5 1124-1126

Aluminum1951-1952 N/A 1951-1952 1955-1956 1935.5-1936.5

Nickel 8960-8970 N/A 8860-8870 8810-8820 8735-8745

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. 381.50(381.40) N/A 383.25(381.75) 383.25(381.75) 381.75(381.80) Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.

378.00-381.50 N/A 381.00-384.50 381.50-385.00 382.00-385.50

Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz. 309.90-484.20 N/A 310.20(485.00) 315.60(490.30) 310.90(481.00) Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz.

668.80(474.50) N/A(487.00) N/A(487.00) N/A(489.00) N/A(479.50) Platinum … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 413.50 N/A 418.00 417.25 419.00

Palladium … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 161.25 N/A 160.50 160.50 160.25

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.4060 N/A 1.4018 1.4075 1.4048

Pound Sterling 2.1984 N/A 2.1959 2.1950 2.2083