PRODUCER PRICES (January 06, 1997)

ALUMINIUM: LME settlements US$1,523.50 per tonne, alloy $1,377.50 per tonne (Dec. 24/96).

ANTIMONY: Composite free market, US$2,075 per tonne (Dec. 27/96).

BISMUTH: Composite free market US$3.20 per lb. (Dec. 27/96).

CADMIUM: Composite free market US$0.85 per lb. (Dec. 27/96).

CHROMIUM: Turkish ore, 48% chromium oxide US$140 per tonne (Dec. 11/96).

COBALT: Composite free market US$22 per lb. (Dec. 27/96).

COPPER: Comex Jan. delivery US$1.015 per lb. (Dec. 27/96).

INDIUM: Indium Corp., ingot, US$210 per kg (Dec. 27/96).

IRIDIUM: Johnson Matthey US$100 per oz. (Dec. 27/96).

MAGNESIUM: Composite free market US$1.93 per lb. (Dec. 27/96).

MANGANESE: Composite free market US$1,315 per tonne (Dec. 16/96).

MOLYBDENUM: Composite free market, US$4.25 per lb. molybdenum in oxide (Dec. 16/96).

NIOBIUM: Composite spot ore US$3.00 per lb. niobium pentoxide (Dec. 16/96).

OSMIUM: Johnson Matthey US$500 per oz. (Dec. 17/96).

RHODIUM: Johnson Matthey US$235 per oz. (Dec. 27/96).

TANTALUM: Composite spot ore US$28.75 per lb. tantalum pentoxide (Dec. 16/96).

TIN: LME settlement US$5,711 per tonne (Dec. 27/96); Kuala Lumpur tin market US$5.762 per kg (Dec. 23/96).

TITANIUM: Sponge, composite free market US$4.25-4.50 per lb. (Dec. 27/96) TUNGSTEN: Composite spot ore US$4,875 per tonne (Dec. 16/96).

URANIUM: Uranium Exchange Co. restricted spot price — US$14.80 per lb. U3O8; unrestricted (CIS-origin) spot price — US$14.20 per lb. U3O8 (Dec. 16/96).

VANADIUM: Composite free market US$3.30 per lb. vanadium oxide (Dec. 16/96).

ZINC: Composite free market, SHG US$0.5394 per lb. (Dec. 27/96).