METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (September 28, 1992)

London Metal Exchange

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

Date Sept. 22 Sept. 21 Sept. 18 Sept. 17 Sept. 16

Copper 1404-1405 1417-1419 1382-1385 1357-1358 1312-1314

Lead 353-354 352-353 348-349 344-346 342-344

Zinc 1351-1353 1369-1370 1381-1383 1371-1373 1374-1376

Aluminum1264-1265 1267-1268 1249-1250 1251-1252 1268-1268

Nickel 6805-6815 6845-6850 6915-6925 6935-6945 6965-6975

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. 349.15(347.50) 349.10(348.25) 347.20(348.65) 348.40(350.75) 349.00(346.20) Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.

348.50-352.00 346.50-350.00 349.50-353.00 346.50-350.00 346.50-350.00 Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz. 222.40(379.10) 222.60(382.30) 217.60(380.80) 215.50(382.80) 206.50(383.80) Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz.

476.50(385.00) 470.30(380.00) 471.60(385.50) 463.20(378.50) 469.70(382.50) Platinum … Guardian Trust, Interbank closing $US per oz.

362.00 361.00 363.00 361.00 367.00

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

91.00 91.00 90.00 90.00 91.00

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.2356 1.2330 1.2170 1.2152 1.2240

Pound Sterling2.0950 2.1060 2.1115 2.1722 2.1855