PRODUCER PRICES (September 30, 1996)

ALUMINIUM: LME settlements US$1,355.50 per tonne (Sept. 24, 1996), alloy US$1,197 per tonne (Sept. 20, 1996).

ANTIMONY: Composite free market, US$2,500 per tonne (Sept. 23, 1996).

BISMUTH: Composite free market US$3.45 per lb. (Sept. 13, 1996).

CADMIUM: Composite free market US$1.00 per lb. (Sept. 17, 1996).

CHROMIUM: Turkish ore, 48% chromium oxide US$150 per tonne (Sept. 11, 1996).

COBALT: Composite free market US$23.25 per lb. (Sept. 20, 1996).

COPPER: Comex Sept. delivery US$0.899 per lb. (Sept. 24, 1996).

INDIUM: Indium Corp., ingot, US$315 per kg (Sept. 24, 1996).

IRIDIUM: Johnson Matthey US$70 per oz. (Sept. 24, 1996).

IRON ORE: Taconite ore US$72.40 per tonne (Sept. 24, 1996).

MANGANESE: Composite free market US$1,380 per tonne (Sept. 23, 1996).

MOLYBDENUM: Composite free market, US$3.70 per lb. molybdenum in oxide (Sept.

20, 1996).

NIOBIUM: Composite spot ore US$3.00 per lb. niobium pentoxide (Sept. 23, 1996).

OSMIUM: Johnson Matthey US$500 per oz. (Sept. 24, 1996).

RHODIUM: Johnson Matthey US$280 per oz. (Sept. 24, 1996).

TANTALUM: Composite spot ore US$28.75 per lb. tantalum pentoxide (Sept. 23, 1996).

TIN: LME settlement US$6,000 per tonne (Sept. 24, 1996); Straits tin US$5.926 per kg (Sept. 24, 1996)

TUNGSTEN: Composite spot ore US$5,800 per tonne (Sept. 20, 1996).

URANIUM: Uranium Exchange Co. restricted spot price — US$16.00 per lb.

U3O8; unrestricted (CIS-origin) spot price — US$15.25 per lb. U3O8 (Sept.

23, 1996).

VANADIUM: Composite free market US$3.09 per lb. vanadium oxide (Sept. 20, 1996).

ZINC: U.S. producer, HG US$0.5175 per lb. (Sept. 24, 1996).