METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (October 05, 1992)

London Metal Exchange

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

Date Sept. 29 Sept. 28 Sept. 25 Sept. 24 Sept. 23

Copper 1318-1320 1367-1368 1393-1394 1393-1394 1384-1385

Lead 331-332 331-332 348-350 348-349 353-354

Zinc 1289-1290 1302-1304 1334-1336 1339-1340 1320-1321

Aluminum 1258-1259 1261-1262 1273-1274 1265-1266 1264-1265

Nickel 6710-6715 6700-6710 6865-6875 6790-6800 6810-6820

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. 347.50(347.70) 348.00(349.00) 349.70(348.35) 348.25(348.90) 348.25(348.90) Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.

346.00-349.50 347.00-350.50 347.00-350.50 347.00-350.50 346.50-350.00 Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz. 220.30(380.90) 220.30(380.90) 223.80(382.20) 222.80(382.20) 226.50(383.50) Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz.

470.80(373.50) 469.30(374.50) 474.30(380.50) 473.60(379.50) 473.70(379.50) Platinum … Guardian Trust, Interbank closing $US per oz.

364.00 367.00 369.00 369.00 364.00

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

92.00 92.00 93.00 93.00 93.00

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.2500 1.2476 1.2397 1.2428 1.2413

Pound Sterling 2.2331 2.1605 2.1230 2.1202 2.1311