METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (January 30, 1995)

London Metal Exchange

Spot closing prices in $US per tonne Date Jan. 24 Jan. 23 Jan. 20 Jan. 19 Jan. 18

Copper 3044.5-3045.5 3032-3033 3050-3051 3055-3056 2973-2976 Lead 687-688 692-693 689.5-690.5 673.5-674.5 645-646

Zinc 1190-1191 1194-1195 1200-1201 1208-1209 1144-1145

Aluminum2149-2150 2129-2130 2106-2107 2012.5-2013.5 2057-2058 Nickel 10080-10090 9935-9945 9930-9940 9850-9860 9660-9670

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. 381.30(381.50) 382.35(385.10) 383.85(383.00) 381.90(383.10) 382.60(382.00) Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.

379.50-383.00 379.00-382.50 383.50-387.00 382.00-385.50 381.00-384.50 Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz. 309.70(491.50) 309.70(491.50) 305.60(484.50) 313.60(495.30) 310.90(490.00) Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz.

685.30(482.50) 686.30(481.50) 695.40(486.50) 696.30(488.00) 700.80(491.00) Platinum … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 418.50 416.00 416.50 419.00 412.00

Palladium … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 158.00 157.25 158.25 160.25 159.00

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.4147 1.4185 1.4227 1.4244 1.4212

Pound Sterling2.2587 2.2618 2.2607 2.2598 2.2319