METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (January 02, 1995)

London Metal Exchange

Spot closing prices in $US per tonne Date Dec. 27 Dec. 26 Dec. 23 Dec. 22 Dec. 21

Copper N/A N/A 2989-2990 3004-3006 2967-2970

Lead N/A N/A 639.5-640 644-645 634-635

Zinc N/A N/A 1104.5-1105.5 1117-1118 1104-1106

AluminumN/A N/A 1915-1916 1803.5-1894 1881.5-1882.5

Nickel N/A N/A 8480-8490 8473-8475 8380-8390

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. N/A N/A N/A(381.30) 381.55(381.50) 382.05(379.50)

Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.

N/A N/A 379.50-383.00 380.00-383.50 379.50-383.00

Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz. N/A N/A 307.00(475.30) 300.80(477.80) 309.80(483.00)

Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz.

N/A(479.00) N/A(477.00) 667.70(477.00) 667.70(475.50) 671.40(479.50) Platinum … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 415.00 N/A 414.00 415.50 418.00

Palladium … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 158.20 N/A 157.25 157.50 157.50

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar N/A N/A 1.3993 1.3992 1.3940

Pound SterlingN/A N/A 2.1598 2.1650 2.1523