METAL PRICES FREE MARKET (October 22, 1990)

London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne, except copper and lead (pounds sterling per tonne) Date October 16 October 15 October 12 October 11 October 10 Copper 1341-1343 1352-1353 1370-1372 1428-1433 1446-1448 Lead 374-376 366-368 394-395 406-408 395-397 Zinc 1343-1345 1348-1350 1358-1360 1375-1379 1359-1361 Aluminum 1893-1898 1885-1890 1855-1860 1930-1940 2005-2010 Nickel 9075-9125 9000-9050 9400-9600 9000-9250 9450-9500 Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices Gold. . .London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. 367.84(377.96) 381.85(388.30) 388.25(388.30) 388.00(389.60) 391.80(392.20) Gold. . .Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz. 360.00-365.00 374.00-378.00 386.00-390.00 388.00-392.00 388.00-392.00 Silver. . .London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz. 217.10(420.30) 218.20(425.90) 215.10(424.80) 223.00(438.50) 235.20(462.80) Silver. . .Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz. 486.90(419.50) 488.00(421.50) 497.80(432.00) 496.80(429.50) 531.50(451.50) Platinum. . .Guardian Trust, Interbank closing $US per oz.

393.50 403.75 418.00 418.75 442.25 Palladium. . .Guardian Trust, Interbank closing $US per oz.

87.10 92.00 94.50 94.75 99.75 Exchange Rates. . .Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. dollar 1.1563 1.1539 1.1470 1.1468 1.1493 Pound Sterling2.2721 2.2495 2.2567 2.2689 2.2624