METAL PRICES (February 24, 1992)

London Metal Exchange

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

Date Feb 18 Feb 17 Feb 14 Feb 13 Feb 12

Copper 1266-1267 1243-1244 1253-1254 1255-1256 1233-1234

Lead 280-281 277-279 281-282 284-285 278-280

Zinc 1112-1113 1113-1114 1125-1126 1129-1131 1128-1130

Aluminum1289-1290 1296-1297 1287-1288 1269-1270 1248-1249

Nickel 8095-8105 8190-8200 8025-8035 7845-7855 7775-7785

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. 352.80(353.50) 354.25(354.20) 354.10(355.35) 356.30(356.65) 357.20(356.35) Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.

351.50-355.00 353.00-356.00 353.00-356.00 355.00-358.00 356.00-359.00 Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz. 235.70(413.20) 233.80(415.30) 236.10(419.30) 235.00(421.00) 234.10(419.50) Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz.

484.46(405.50) NA 496.00(421.50) 501.80(421.50) 499.90(421.00) Platinum … Guardian Trust, Interbank closing $US per oz.

361.00 362.00 362.00 368.00 369.00

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

86.00 85.00 86.00 86.00 86.00

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.1890 1.1898 1.1872 1.1865 1.1817

Pound Sterling2.0873 2.1054 2.1025 2.1037 2.1129