Metal Prices — FREE MARKET (March 14, 1994)

London Metal Exchange

Spot closing prices in $US per tonne Date Mar. 8 Mar. 7 Mar. 4 Mar. 3 Mar. 2

Coppr1900.50-1901.50 1897-1898 1901-1902 1873-1874 1849-1850 Lead 431-432 442.50-443.00 441.50-442.50 445.50-446.50 449-450 Zinc 922.50-923.50 919.50-920.00 916.50-917.50 925.50-926.50 935-936 Aluminum1258-1259 1276.50-1277.00 1280-1281 1263.50-1264.50 1248-1249 Nickel 5380-5385 5580-5585 5605-5615 5645-5655 5625-5635

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. 376.50(375.45) 377.50(377.00) 375.95(375.65) 377.70(377.70) 376.95(376.45) Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.

374.50-378.00 375.50-378.50 376.00-379.50 375.50-379.00 375.50-379.00 Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz. 347.90(518.00) 351.30(523.30) 347.80(518.60) 352.60(526.30) 354.70(523.50) Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz.

706.90(519.00) 711.00(522.00) 709.90(521.00) 713.20(524.00) 711.70(524.00) Platinum … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 393.50 392.50 394.50 392.00 391.00

Palladium … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 133.50 132.50 131.50 131.50 134.25

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.3562 1.3585 1.3572 1.3528 1.3540

Pound Sterling2.0173 2.0242 2.0215 2.0238 2.0261