METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (April 17, 1995)

London Metal Exchange

Spot closing prices in $US per tonne Date April 11 April 10 April 7 April 6 April 5

Copper 2954-2955 2962-2963 2959-2960 2932-2933 2950-2951

Lead 602.5-603.5 600-601 602-603 597-598 603-604

Zinc 1052-1053 1046-1047 1054-1055 1045-1046 1060-1061

Aluminum1856-1857 1850-1851 1843-1844 1835-1836 1894-1895

Nickel 7400-7410 7510-7520 7605-7615 7590-7600 7695-7705

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. 390.00(389.10) 389.30(390.90) 393.40(393.75) 393.40(393.75) 392.05(392.50) Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.

388.00-391.50 389.50-392.00 391.00-394.50 392.00-395.50 392.00-395.50 Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz. 326.90(521.00) 333.30(533.00) 335.90(540.70) 333.90(536.50) 332.20(536.30) Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz.

745.10(535.50) 729.60(523.00) 758.60(541.00) 757.20(541.00) 745.80(531.50) Platinum … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 452.50 450.00 456.50 454.25 462.75

Palladium … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 174.50 172.25 175.50 175.00 176.50

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar1.3830 1.3795 1.3911 1.3875 1.3915

Pound Sterling2.2024 2.1996 2.2473 2.2290 2.2403