PRODUCER AND DEALER PRICES (March 30, 1998)

Aluminium: LME settlements US$1,432, alloy US$1,275 per tonne (Mar. 24/98).

Antimony: Representative mid-market US$1,600 per tonne (Mar. 24/98).

Bismuth: Representative mid-market US$4.05 per lb. (Mar. 24/98).

Cadmium: Representative mid-market US$0.38 per lb. (Mar. 24/98).

Chromium: Turkish ore, 48% chromium oxide US$135 per tonne (Mar. 24/98).

Cobalt: Recent physical trades US$24.50-26.00 per lb. (Mar. 24/98).

Copper: Comex May delivery US$0.802 per lb. (Mar. 24/98).

Indium: Indium Corp., ingot, US$325 per kg (Mar. 24/98).

Iridium: Representative mid-market US$410 per oz. (Mar. 24/98).

Magnesium: Producer ingot US$1.80 per lb. (Mar. 24/98).

Manganese: Representative mid-market US$1,200 per tonne (Mar. 24/98).

Molybdenum: Recent physical trades US$4.35-4.75 per lb. molybdenum in oxide (Mar. 24/98).

Niobium: Composite spot ore US$3.00 per lb. Nb2O5 (Mar. 24/98).

Osmium: Representative mid-market US$500 per oz. (Mar. 24/98).

Rhodium: Representative mid-market US$530 per oz. (Mar. 24/98).

Silver: Handy & Harman, New York US$6.370, Toronto $9.323 per oz. (Mar.

24/98).

Tantalum: Spot ore mid-market US$32.00 per lb. Ta2O5 (Mar. 24/98).

Tin: Kuala Lumpur tin market US$5.42 per kg (Mar. 16/98); recent trading not available.

Titanium: Sponge, composite free market US$4.25-4.50 per lb.; TiO2 concentrate US$650-710 (Mar. 24/98).

Tungsten: Composite spot ore US$4,950 per tonne WO3 (Mar. 24/98).

Uranium: Uranium Exchange Co. restricted spot price — US$10.70 per lb.

U3O8; former Soviet republics — US$9.25 per lb. U3O8 (Mar. 23/98).

Vanadium: Recent physical trades US$5.65-6.00 per lb. V2O5 (Mar. 24/98).

Zinc: Composite free market, special high grade US$0.523 per lb. (Mar.

24/98).