METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (October 12, 1992)

London Metal Exchange

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

Date Oct. 6 Oct. 5 Oct. 2 Oct. 1 Sept. 30

Copper 1322-1323 1313-1314 1331-1332 1319-1320 1308-1309

Lead 329-330 332-333 342-343 336-337 330-331

Zinc 1193-1195 1250-1251 1277-1279 1329-1331 1314-1316

Aluminum1197-1198 1199-1200 1212-1213 1239-1240 1247-1248

Nickel 6615-6620 6615-6620 6700-6710 6680-6690 6690-6700

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. 350.30(350.50) 349.50(348.75) 348.00(348.00) 348.55(347.60) 349.00(349.00) Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.

348.50-352.00 347.50-351.00 346.50-350.00 346.50-350.00 347.00-350.50 Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz. 218.50(374.70) 220.80(374.70) 214.10(373.30) 213.50(375.30) 211.10(376.60) Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz.

467.70(373.00) 471.40(376.00) 469.80(372.50) 466.30(373.00) 468.60(373.50) Platinum … Guardian Trust, Interbank closing $US per oz.

360.00 365.00 363.00 363.00 366.00

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

93.00 93.00 94.00 94.00 94.00

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.2455 1.2464 1.2503 1.2490 1.2462

Pound Sterling 2.1335 2.1338 2.1618 2.1739 2.2226