PRODUCER & DEALER PRICES (August 03, 1998)

Aluminium: LME settlements US$1,354.50, alloy US$1,252 per tonne (July 28/98).

Antimony: Representative mid-market US$1,290 per tonne (July 28/98).

Bismuth: Representative mid-market US$3.55 per lb. (July 28/98).

Cadmium: Representative mid-market US$0.31 per lb. (July 28/98).

Chromium: Turkish ore, 48% Cr2O3 US$135 per tonne (July 28/98).

Cobalt: Recent physical trades US$22.00-22.80 per lb. (July 28/98).

Copper: Comex Sept. delivery US$0.7885 per lb. (July 28/98).

Indium: Indium Corp., ingot, US$325 per kg (July 28/98).

Iridium: Representative mid-market US$465 per oz. (July 28/98).

Magnesium: Producer ingot US$1.80 per lb. (July 28/98).

Manganese: Representative mid-market US$1,135 per tonne (July 28/98).

Molybdenum: Recent physical trades US$3.50-3.80 per lb. molybdenum in oxide (July 28/98).

Niobium: Composite spot ore US$3.00 per lb. Nb2O5 (July 28/98).

Osmium: Representative mid-market US$400 per oz. (July 28/98).

Rhodium: Representative mid-market US$635 per oz. (July 28/98).

Silver: Handy & Harman, New York US$5.695, Toronto $8.817 per oz. (July 28/98).

Tantalum: Spot ore mid-market US$32.00 per lb. Ta2O5 (July 28/98).

Tin: Kuala Lumpur tin market US$5.54 per kg (July 27/98).

Titanium: Recent physical trades of TiO2 concentrate US$650-710 per tonne (July 28/98).

Tungsten: Composite spot ore US$4,950 per tonne WO3 (July 28/98).

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

U3O8; former Soviet republics — US$9.20 per lb. U3O8 (July 27/98).

Vanadium: Recent physical trades US$5.95-6.15 per lb. V2O5 (July 28/98).

Zinc: Composite free market, special high grade US$0.557 per lb. (July 28/98).