METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (April 18, 1994)

London Metal Exchange

Spot closing prices in $US per tonne Date April 12 April 11 April 8 April 7 April 6

Copper 1877-1878 1869-1870 1873-1874 1858-1859 1876-1877

Lead 448.5-449.5 443-444 438.5-439.5 433.5-434.5 441-442

Zinc 945-946 930-931 929.5-930.5 934-935 934.5-935.5

Aluminum 1303-1304 1299.5-1300.5 1294.5-1295.5 1275-1276 1285.5-1286 Nickel 5500-5505 5450-5460 5465-5475 5435-5445 5500-5510

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. 378.00(378.40) 381.75(384.90) 385.45(384.85) 384.30(384.95) 383.90(385.10) Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.

377.50-381.00 376.50-380.00 384.50-388.00 383.00-386.50 382.00-385.50 Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz. 359.10(528.00) 369.60(545.50) 370.10(546.40) 374.70(549.80) 376.00(552.50) Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz.

731.00(528.00) 753.00(540.50) 762.00(549.50) 761.00(547.00) 755.60(544.00) Platinum … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 398.50 395.00 405.00 408.00 410.50

Palladium … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 132.00 131.25 133.00 132.00 132.00

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.3785 1.3870 1.3835 1.3830 1.3865

Pound Sterling 2.0354 2.0396 2.0432 2.0381 2.0354