METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (February 27, 1995)

London Metal Exchange

Spot closing prices in $US per tonne Date Feb. 21 Feb. 20 Feb. 17 Feb. 16 Feb. 15

Copper 2884-2885 2880-2881 2887-2889 2886.5-2887.5 2811-2812 Lead 583-584 581-583 573-574 572-573 561-562

Zinc 1040-1041 1034-1036 1035-1036 1009-1011 1003-1004

Aluminum1904-1905 1898.5-1889.5 1880-1881 1868-1869 1830-1832 Nickel 8400-8410 8330-8340 8415-8425 8300-8310 7865-7875

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. 378.65(379.00) 379.20(379.30) 378.25(376.55) 376.10(376.75) 376.90(376.60) Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.

376.50-380.00 377.50-381.00 376.50-380.00 374.50-378.00 374.00-377.50 Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz. 302.30(477.80) 302.00(478.30) 300.20(472.80) 301.00(473.50) 304.30(476.30) Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz.

667.50(475.00) N/A 671.90(476.00) 671.80(474.50) 669.90(475.00) Platinum … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 415.00 416.50 416.50 415.50 413.00

Palladium … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 160.00 159.75 159.75 158.00 158.25

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.4015 1.4045 1.4027 1.4125 1.4032

Pound Sterling2.2226 2.2188 2.2170 2.2293 2.1896