PRODUCER PRICES (December 16, 1996)

ALUMINIUM: LME settlements US$1,478.50 per tonne, alloy US$1,327 per tonne (Dec. 10/96).

ANTIMONY: Composite free market, US$2,075 per tonne (Dec. 10/96).

BISMUTH: Composite free market US$3.30 per lb. (Dec. 10/96).

CADMIUM: Composite free market US$0.85 per lb. (Dec. 10/96).

CHROMIUM: Turkish ore, 48% chromium oxide US$140 per tonne (Dec. 2/96).

COBALT: Composite free market US$21.50 per lb. (Dec. 10/96).

COPPER: Comex Dec. delivery US$1.0445 per lb. (Dec. 10/96).

INDIUM: Indium Corp., ingot, US$210 per kg (Dec. 10/96).

IRIDIUM: Johnson Matthey US$85 per oz. (Dec. 10/96).

MAGNESIUM: Composite free market US$1.93 per lb. (Dec. 10/96).

MANGANESE: Composite free market US$1,315 per tonne (Dec. 10/96).

MOLYBDENUM: Composite free market, US$4.00 per lb. molybdenum in oxide (Dec.

2/96).

NIOBIUM: Composite spot ore US$3.00 per lb. niobium pentoxide (Dec. 2/96).

OSMIUM: Johnson Matthey US$500 per oz. (Dec. 10/96).

RHODIUM: Johnson Matthey US$230 per oz. (Dec. 10/96).

TANTALUM: Composite spot ore US$28.75 per lb. tantalum pentoxide (Dec. 2/96).

TIN: LME settlement US$5,770 per tonne (Dec. 10/96); Straits tin US$5.836 per kg (Dec. 10/96).

TITANIUM: Sponge, composite free market US$4.25-4.50 per lb. (Dec. 10/96) TUNGSTEN: Composite spot ore US$5,900 per tonne (Dec. 2/96).

URANIUM: Uranium Exchange Co. restricted spot price — US$14.80 per lb. U3O8; unrestricted (CIS-origin) spot price — US$14.40 per lb. U3O8 (Dec. 9/96).

VANADIUM: Composite free market US$3.25 per lb. vanadium oxide (Dec. 2/96).

ZINC: Composite free market, SHG US$0.5255 per lb. (Dec. 10/96).