METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (February 21, 1994)

London Metal Exchange

Spot closing prices in $US per tonne Date Feb. 15 Feb. 14 Feb. 11 Feb. 10 Feb. 9

Copper 1820-1821 1827-1828 1823-1824 1854-1855 1853-1854

Lead 451-452 474-475 480-481 485-486 489-490

Zinc 934-935 947-948 954-955 951-952 964-965

Aluminum1229-1230 1228-1229 1244-1255 1257-1258 1267-1268

Nickel 5680-5685 5710-5715 5770-5780 5770-5780 5740-5745

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. 385.00(384.50) 381.85(381.10) 381.50(381.10) 380.75(382.20) 383.55(380.25) Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.

382.50-386.50 382.00-385.50 379.00-382.50 381.00-384.50 381.50-385.00 Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz. 361.20(532.50) 356.80(521.30) 356.80(521.30) 362.70(529.50) 359.00(524.50) Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz.

716.40(527.00) 709.00(535.00) 709.00(526.00) 712.40(529.00) 716.50(531.00) Platinum … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 403.00 395.00 391.00 392.00 392.00

Palladium … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 138.50 134.50 133.00 134.25 134.25

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.3522 1.3540 1.3437 1.3405 1.3424

Pound Sterling1.9918 2.0114 1.9654 1.9605 1.9606