METAL PRICES FREE MARKET (March 18, 1991)

London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne, except copper and lead (pounds sterling per tonne) Date March 12 March 11 March 8 March 7 March 6 Copper 1298-1299 1292-1293 1300-1302 1287-1288 1291-1292 Lead 329-331 333-334 327-329 318-320 317-319 Zinc 1189-1191 1189-1191 1210-1212 1212-1214 1218-1220 Aluminum 1520-1522 1505-1506 1530-1532 1534-1535 1543-1545 Nickel 8540-8550 8515-8525 8600-8630 8450-8460 8390-8410 Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices Gold….London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. 364.25(363.95) 365.25(369.25) 368.50(367.50) 366.50(366.25) 363.60(366.20) Gold…Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz. 362.00-366.00 364.00-368.00 368.00-372.00 364.00-368.00 364.00-368.00 Silver….London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz. 213.50(397.90) 224.00(417.00) 213.00(400.10) 206.80(390.80) 202.80(383.10) Silver….Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz. 465.90(401.50) 478.90(412.50) 485.50(416.00) 458.10(393.00) 455.80(391.00) Platinum….Guardian Trust, Interbank closing $US per oz.

404.00 411.00 410.00 398.00 401.00 Palladium….Guardian Trust, Interbank closing $US per oz.

86.00 87.00 87.00 85.00 84.00 Exchange Rates….Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.1537 1.1560 1.1616 1.1591 1.1587 Pound Sterling2.1499 2.1380 2.1652 2.1913 2.1963