METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (April 25, 1994)

London Metal Exchange

Spot closing prices in $US per tonne Date April 19 April 18 April 15 April 14 April 13

Copper 1871-1872.5 1865.5-1866.5 1863-1864 1863.5-1864.5 1885.5-1886.5 Lead 431.5-432.5 438-439 440.5-441.5 445.5-446.5 457.5-458.5 Zinc 908-909 927-928 927-928 932.5-933.5 941.5-942.5

Aluminum1265.5-1266.5 1273.5-1274.5 1282.5-1283.5 1284.5-1285.5 1294-1295 Nickel 5325-5335 5420-5430 5510-5520 5535-5545 5560-5570

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. 373.10(375.95) 378.10(377.35) 377.00(378.00) 377.65(378.55) 378.50(378.00) Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.

371.00-374.50 375.50-379.00 376.50-380.00 377.50-381.00 377.50-381.00 Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz. N/A 356.20(524.60) 359.30(534.00) 362.30(534.00) 362.10(533.60) Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz.

717.90(516.00) 736.60(528.50) 728.50(524.00) 729.80(527.00) 731.30(529.50) Platinum … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 387.00 392.00 397.00 400.00 410.00

Palladium … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 131.00 130.50 131.50 132.50 132.50

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.3843 1.3885 1.3863 1.3798 1.3753

Pound Sterling2.0508 2.0501 2.0406 2.0380 2.0293