METALS PRICES — FREE MARKET (October 19, 1992)

London Metal Exchange

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

Date Oct. 13 Oct. 12 Oct. 9 Oct. 8 Oct. 7

Copper 1311-1312 1319-1321 1337-1338 1352-1353 1321-1322

Lead 312-314 317-318 319-321 N/A 322-323

Zinc 1187-1188 1179-1181 1179-1180 1174-1175 1250-1251

Aluminum 1169-1170 1169-1170 1185-1186 1196-1197 1184-1185

Nickel 6365-6370 6455-6460 6610-6620 6615-6625 6685-6695

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

Gold … London

Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz.

343.75.30(343.45) 346.50(348.10) 350.10(349.80) 350.50(350.00) 350.15(349.50) Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.

342.00-345.50 N/A 348.00-351.50 348.00-351.50 347.50-351.00

Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz. 217.40(371.80) 220.50(374.40) 221.70(374.60) 222.00(373.40) 217.20(375.20) Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz.

461.80(369.00) N/A(373.00) 473.20(376.50) 470.70(375.50) 466.70(372.00) Platinum … Guardian Trust, Interbank closing $US per oz.

355.00 355.00 356.00 354.00 357.00

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

92.00 93.00 93.00 91.00 93.00

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.2435 N/A 1.2495 1.2482 1.2462

Pound Sterling2.1363 N/A 2.1142 2.1020 2.1316