METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (September 14, 1992)

London Metal Exchange

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

Date Sept. 8 Sept. 7 Sept. 4 Sept. 3 Sept. 2

Copper 1229-1230 NA 1251-1252 1246-1248 1245-1246

Lead 328-329 NA 325-326 328-330 325-326

Zinc 1411-1413 NA 1436-1347 1444-1446 1403-1405

Aluminum1275-1276 NA 1277-1278 1281-1282 1296-1297

Nickel 6910-6920 NA 7075-7085 7050-7055 7145-7155

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. 342.15(341.90) NA 342.05(341.30) 338.85(339.05) 340.45(340.40) Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.

340.50-343.50 NA 340.00-343.50 338.50-342.00 337.50-341.00

Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz. 186.30(372.50) NA 190.10(374.20) 185.80(371.70) 185.30(372.00) Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz.

450.50(372.00) NA 450.10(373.50) 446.70(368.85) 446.40(371.00) Platinum … Guardian Trust, Interbank closing $US per oz.

362.00 NA 358.00 356.00 354.00

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

92.00 NA 91.00 89.00 89.00

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.2065 NA 1.1966 1.1970 1.1972

Pound Sterling 2.4178 NA 2.3729 2.3737 2.3942