METAL PRICES (March 16, 1992)

London Metal Exchange

Spot closing prices in $US per tonne, except copper and lead (pounds sterling per tonne)

Date Mar 10 Mar 9 Mar 6 Mar 5 Mar 4

Copper 1299-1301 1285-1286 1295-1296 1318-1319 1313-1314

Lead 301-302 296-297 296-292 303-304 305-306

Zinc 1205-1207 1180-1181 1185-1186 1215-1217 1200-1202

Aluminum1277-1278 1266-1267 1298-1299 1293-1294 1289-1290

Nickel 7620-7630 7560-7570 7660-7670 7480-7490 7470-7480

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. 348.80(349.00) 348.80(349.00) 349.40(350.55) 349.90(349.60) 350.15(350.20) Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.

348.00-351.50 348.00-351.50 349.00-352.50 348.50-352.00 349.00-352.50 Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz. 241.50(416.80) 241.60(415.80) 241.40(415.40) 239.50(410.00) 237.00(410.60) Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz.

497.30(417.00) 497.30(415.00) 497.20(416.50) 494.70(413.50) 490.50(409.50) Platinum … Guardian Trust, Interbank closing $US per oz.

363.00 362.00 363.00 365.00 363.00

Palladium … Guardian Trust, Interbank closing $US per oz.

84.00 84.00 84.00 84.00 83.00

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.1902 1.1927 1.1917 1.1865 1.1902

Pound Sterling2.0525 2.0586 2.0485 2.0378 2.0525