METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (September 12, 1994)

London Metal Exchange

Spot closing prices in $US per tonne Date Sept.6 Sept.5 Sept.2 Sept.1 Aug.31

Copper 2482-2483 N/A 2490-2491 2498-2499 2499-2500

Lead 604.5-604.5 N/A 604.5-605.5 601.5-602.5 589.5-590.5

Zinc 965.5-966.5 N/A 985-986 983.5-984.5 971.5-972.5

Aluminum1533-1534 N/A 1539-1540 1536-1537 1505-1506

Nickel 6230-6235 N/A 6250-6260 6345-6355 6165-6175

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. 387.60(387.80) N/A 386.70(387.10) 386.00(386.00) 386.15(386.60) Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.

386.50-390.00 N/A 385.00-388.50 385.00-388.50 384.00-387.50

Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz. 351.40(543.80) N/A 351.90(543.80) 351.60(540.20) 349.20(535.80) Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz.

748.20(545.00) N/A 748.10(545.50) 744.90(542.50) 743.10(540.00) Platinum … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

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

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.3677 N/A 1.3660 1.3661 1.3670

Pound Sterling2.1240 N/A 2.1146 2.1113 2.0977