Metal Prices — FREE MARKET (August 17, 1992)

London Metal Exchange

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

Date Aug. 11 Aug. 10 Aug.7 Aug. 6 Aug. 5

Copper 1308-1309 1293-1294 1307-1308 1319-1320 1311-1312

Lead 336-337 355-356 348-349 347-348 348-349

Zinc 1359-1360 1354-1355 1358-1360 1349-1350 1346-1347

Aluminum1307-1308 1321-1322 1312-1313 1311-1312 1313-1314

Nickel 7235-7245 7355-7365 7345-7350 7325-7330 7360-7370

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. 348.15(348.50) 350.35(350.75) 349.90(349.85) 348.60(349.25) 350.75(352.90) Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.

347.50-351.00 349.00-352.50 350.00-353.50 347.50-351.00 347.50-351.00 Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz. 203.80(394.30) 206.40(397.60) 205.10(392.80) 202.60(388.00) 202.60(388.00) Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz.

470.80(395.00) 472.20(395.50) 465.30(391.50) 464.40(389.50) 461.30(388.00) Platinum … Guardian Trust, Interbank closing $US per oz.

367.00 370.00 378.00 375.00 375.00

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

87.00 87.00 89.00 86.00 85.00

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.1862 1.1888 1.1839 1.1847 1.1838

Pound Sterling 2.2864 2.2962 2.2858 2.2693 2.2581