PRODUCER PRICES (October 28, 1996)

ALUMINIUM: LME settlements US$1,323 per tonne (Oct. 22, 1996), alloy US$1,220 per tonne (Oct. 17, 1996).

ANTIMONY: Composite free market, US$2,100 per tonne (Oct. 22, 1996).

BISMUTH: Composite free market US$3.45 per lb. (Oct. 22, 1996).

CADMIUM: Composite free market US$1.00 per lb. (Oct. 22, 1996).

CHROMIUM: Turkish ore, 48% chromium oxide US$150 per tonne (Oct. 10, 1996).

COBALT: Composite free market US$21.25 per lb. (Oct. 22, 1996).

COPPER: Comex Oct. delivery US$0.957 per lb. (Oct. 22, 1996).

INDIUM: Indium Corp., ingot, US$275 per kg (Oct. 1, 1996).

IRIDIUM: Johnson Matthey US$70 per oz. (Oct. 22, 1996).

MAGNESIUM: Composite free market US$1.93 per lb. (Oct. 22, 1996).

MANGANESE: Composite free market US$1,315 per tonne (Oct. 8, 1996).

MOLYBDENUM: Composite free market, US$5.00 per lb. molybdenum in oxide (Oct. 15, 1996).

NIOBIUM: Composite spot ore US$3.00 per lb. niobium pentoxide (Oct. 8, 1996).

OSMIUM: Johnson Matthey US$500 per oz. (Oct. 22, 1996).

RHODIUM: Johnson Matthey US$255 per oz. (Oct. 22, 1996).

TANTALUM: Composite spot ore US$28.75 per lb. tantalum pentoxide (Oct. 8, 1996).

TIN: LME settlement US$5,910 per tonne (Oct. 22, 1996); Straits tin US$5.862 per kg (Oct. 22, 1996).

TUNGSTEN: Composite spot ore US$5,800 per tonne (Oct. 8, 1996).

URANIUM: Uranium Exchange Co. restricted spot price — US$15.70 per lb. U3O8; unrestricted (CIS-origin) spot price — US$15.00 per lb. U3O8 (Oct. 21, 1996).

VANADIUM: Composite free market US$3.09 per lb. vanadium oxide (Oct. 8, 1996).

ZINC: U.S. producer, HG US$0.5163 per lb. (Oct. 22, 1996).