PRODUCER AND DEALER PRICES (July 27, 1998)

Aluminium: LME settlements US$1,331, alloy US$1,305 per tonne (July 20/98).

Antimony: Representative mid-market US$1,375 per tonne (July 13/98).

Bismuth: Representative mid-market US$3.60 per lb. (July 7/98).

Cadmium: Representative mid-market US$0.35 per lb. (July 7/98).

Chromium: Turkish ore, 48% Cr2O3 US$135 per tonne (July 7/98).

Cobalt: Recent physical trades US$22.80-23.70 per lb. (July 13/98).

Copper: Comex Sept. delivery US$0.7845 per lb. (July 21/98).

Indium: Indium Corp., ingot, US$325 per kg (July 13/98).

Iridium: Representative mid-market US$470 per oz. (July 13/98).

Magnesium: Producer ingot US$1.80 per lb. (July 13/98).

Manganese: Representative mid-market US$1,150 per tonne (July 7/98).

Molybdenum: Recent physical trades US$3.85-4.05 per lb. molybdenum in oxide (July 13/98).

Niobium: Composite spot ore US$3.00 per lb. Nb2O5 (July 7/98).

Osmium: Representative mid-market US$435 per oz. (July 7/98).

Rhodium: Representative mid-market US$640 per oz. (July 20/98).

Silver: Handy & Harman, New York US$5.34, Toronto $8.537 per oz. (July 21/98).

Tantalum: Spot ore mid-market US$32.00 per lb. Ta2O5 (July 7/98).

Tin: Kuala Lumpur tin market US$5.41 per kg (July 13/98).

Titanium: Recent physical trades of TiO2 concentrate US$650-710 (July 7/98).

Tungsten: Composite spot ore US$4,950 per tonne WO3 (July 7/98).

Uranium: Uranium Exchange Co. restricted spot price — US$10.50 per lb.

U3O8; former Soviet republics — US$9.20 per lb. U3O8 (July 20/98).

Vanadium: Recent physical trades US$5.90-6.20 per lb. V2O5 (July 7/98).

Zinc: Composite free market, special high grade US$0.520 per lb. (July 13/98).