METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (July 31, 1995)

London Metal Exchange

Spot closing prices in $US per tonne

DateJuly 25 July 24 July 21July 20 July 19

Copper2945-2950 2952-2957 2923-29283215-32173125-3130

Lead 617.5-618.5 618.5-619.5 613.5-614.5 640-641 623-624

Zinc1009.5-1010.5 1010.5-1011.5 1010-10111054-10551040-1041

Aluminum1880-1881 1903-1904 1899-19001887-18881894-1895

Nickel8530-8540 8585-8595 8445-84558665-86758650-8660

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz.

386.70(386.65)386.65(386.45)385.95(385.85)389.25(389.30)390.45(389.25)

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

384.00-387.50385.00-388.50384.50-388.00386.00-389.50386.00-389.50

Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz.

324.50(517.40)324.50(518.00)322.50(514.00)312.30(526.50)334.80(533.80)

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

712.90(517.00)711.70(516.50)716.60(518.00)719.60(524.00)739.70(534.00)

Platinum … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz.

441.50 431.00 428.00 431.00 437.75

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

154.25 155.25 153.00 153.75 155.00

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.3555 1.3564 1.3600 1.3625 1.3645

Pound Sterling2.1573 2.1635 2.1685 2.1800 2.1825