METAL PRICES (September 23, 1991)

London Metal Exchange

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

Date Sep 17 Sep 16 Sep 13 Sep 12 Sep 11

Copper 1309-1310 1320-1321 1339-1340 1338-1340 1346-1347

Lead 307-308 306-307 313-314 324-325 320-321

Zinc 1028-1030 1032-1033 1038-1040 1026-1027 1030-1032

Aluminum 1194-1196 1209-1211 1224-1225 1214-1216 1245-1247

Nickel 7550-7560 7615-7625 7855-7860 7950-7960 8000-8010

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

Gold . . . London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. 346.15(346.35) 345.40(344.90) 344.25(343.50) 346.10(345.45) 345.25(347.50) Gold . . . Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.

344.00-348.00 343.00-347.00 342.00-346.00 344.00-348.00 344.00-348.00 Silver . . . London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz. 233.80(407.80) 234.60(406.00) 229.35(396.50) 229.50(397.20) 230.10(397.00) Silver . . . Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz. 462.50(405.50) 458.30(401.50) 452.10(396.00) 454.80(398.00) 450.50(394.00) Platinum . . . Guardian Trust, Interbank closing $US per oz. 351.00 348.00 346.00 344.00 342.00

Palladium . . . Guardian Trust, Interbank closing $US per oz. 81.00 80.00 80.00 81.00 81.00

Exchange Rates . . . Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group

U.S. Dollar 1.1362 1.1362 1.1358 1.1374 1.1368

Pound Sterling 1.9798 1.9747 1.9646 1.9700 1.9701