METALS PRICES — FREE MARKET (September 05, 1994)

London Metal Exchange

Spot closing prices in $US per tonne Date Aug.30 Aug.29 Aug.26 Aug.25 Aug.24

Copper 2457.5-2458.5 N/A 2416-2417 2403-2404 2407-2408

Lead 588-589 N/A 575-576 576.5-577.5 576.5-577.5

Zinc 965.5-966.5 N/A 963-964 973-974 957.5-958.5

Aluminum1487-1488 N/A 1485-1486 1486-1487 1487.5-1488.5

Nickel 6025-6035 N/A 5905-5915 5900-5910 5820-5825

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. 386.60(386.15) N/A 383.30(381.30) 383.90(381.25) 383.90(381.35) Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.

385.00-388.50 383.00-385.50 382.00-385.50 382.00-385.50 382.00-385.50 Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz. 350.80(538.20) N/A 338.10(525.50) 339.10(525.30) 335.70(521.40) Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz.

739.00(538.50) 722.10(525.50) 715.00(520.00) 721.80(524.00) 718.90(525.50) Platinum … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 412.00 414.00 410.25 411.75 412.75

Palladium … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 151.00 152.00 151.50 152.75 154.50

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.3685 1.3670 1.3700 1.3723 1.3725

Pound Sterling2.0993 2.1011 2.0968 2.1354 2.1322