PRODUCER AND DEALER PRICES (May 19, 1997)

Aluminium: LME settlements US$1,634 per tonne, alloy $1,500 per tonne (May 13/97).

Antimony: Composite free market, US$2,220 per tonne (May 13/97).

Bismuth: Composite free market US$3.30 per lb. (May 13/97).

Cadmium: Composite free market US$0.65 per lb. (May 13/97).

Chromium: Turkish ore, 48% chromium oxide US$155 per tonne (May 13/97).

Cobalt: Composite free market US$24.60 per lb. (May 13/97).

Copper: Comex May delivery US$1.132 per lb. (May 13/97).

Indium: Indium Corp., ingot, US$335 per kg (May 13/97).

Iridium: Johnson Matthey US$165 per oz. (May 13/97).

Magnesium: Composite free market US$1.80 per lb. (May 13/97).

Manganese: Composite free market US$1,260 per tonne (May 13/97).

Molybdenum: Composite free market, US$4.75 per lb. molybdenum in oxide (May 13/97).

Niobium: Composite spot ore US$3.00 per lb. niobium pentoxide (May 13/97).

Rhodium: Johnson Matthey US$310 per oz. (May 13/97).

Silver: Handy & Harman, New York US$4.860, Toronto $6.863 per oz. (May 13/97).

Tantalum: Composite spot ore US$29.25 per lb. tantalum pentoxide (May 13/97).

Tin: Kuala Lumpur tin market US$5.78 per kg (May 13/97).

Titanium: Sponge, composite free market US$4.25-4.50 per lb. (May 13/97).

Tungsten: Composite spot ore US$5,000 per tonne (May 13/97).

Uranium: Uranium Exchange Co. restricted spot price — US$11.90 per lb. U3O8; unrestricted (CIS-origin) spot price — US$11.25 per lb. U3O8 (May 12/97).

Vanadium: Composite free market US$3.80 per lb. vanadium oxide (May 13/97).

Zinc: Composite free market, SHG US$0.6551 per lb. (May 13/97).