METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (August 03, 1992)

London Metal Exchange

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

Date July 28 July 27 July 24 July 23 July 22

Copper 1320-1321 1327-1328 1340-1341 1342-1343 1353-1354

Lead 336-337 340-341 341-342 345-346 348-349

Zinc 1337-1338 1342-1343 1340-1341 1349-1350 1262-1263

Aluminum 1327-1328 1344-1345 1337-1338 1325-1326 1326-1327

Nickel 7490-7500 7575-7585 7555-7565 7595-7605 7520-7530

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. 359.60(359.25) 358.40(358.00) 357.60(357.90) 359.50(359.30) 358.75(357.10) Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.

357.50-361.00 356.50-360.00 356.50-360.00 358.00-361.50 356.50-360.00 Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz. 206.30(397.30) 206.90(397.30) 208.10(398.00) 210.40(401.30) 207.90(396.30) Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz.

471.70(395.00) 473.20(396.00) 472.30(394.50) 472.30(395.50) 475.50(397.50) Platinum … Guardian Trust, Interbank closing $US per oz.

373.00 377.00 381.00 380.00 379.00

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

88.00 88.00 89.00 90.00 90.00

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.1875 1.1880 1.1914 1.1905 1.1880

Pound Sterling 2.2931 2.2798 2.2565 2.2804 2.2649