PRODUCER AND DEALER PRICES (September 14, 1998)

Aluminium: LME settlements US$1,355, alloy US$1,160 per tonne (Sept. 1/98).

Antimony: Representative mid-market US$1,250 per tonne (Aug. 25/98).

Bismuth: Representative mid-market US$3.45 per lb. (Sept. 1/98).

Cadmium: Representative mid-market US$0.26 per lb. (Sept. 1/98).

Chromium: Turkish ore, 48% Cr2O3 US$135 per tonne (Sept. 1/98).

Cobalt: Recent physical trades US$20.50-21.90 per lb. (Sept. 1/98).

Copper: Comex Sept. delivery US$0.759 per lb. (Sept. 1/98).

Indium: Indium Corp., ingot, US$325 per kg (Sept. 1/98).

Iridium: Representative mid-market US$450 per oz. (Sept. 1/98).

Magnesium: Producer ingot US$1.80 per lb. (Sept. 1/98).

Manganese: Representative mid-market US$1,120 per tonne (Sept. 1/98).

Molybdenum: Recent physical trades US$3.05-3.30 per lb. molybdenum in oxide (Sept. 1/98).

Niobium: Composite spot ore US$3.00 per lb. Nb2O5 (Sept. 1/98).

Osmium: Representative mid-market US$400 per oz. (Sept. 1/98).

Rhodium: Representative mid-market US$630 per oz. (Sept. 1/98).

Silver: Handy & Harman, New York US$4.850, Toronto $7.685 per oz. (Sept. 1/98).

Tantalum: Spot ore mid-market US$32.00 per lb. Ta2O5 (Sept. 1/98).

Tin: Kuala Lumpur tin market US$5.47 per kg (Sept. 1/98).

Titanium: Recent physical trades of TiO2 concentrate US$570-620 per tonne (Sept. 1/98).

Tungsten: Composite spot ore US$4,300 per tonne WO3 (Sept. 1/98).

Uranium: Uranium Exchange Co. restricted spot price — US$10.20 per lb. U3O8; former Soviet republics — US$9.05 per lb. U3O8 (Sept. 7/98).

Vanadium: Recent physical trades US$5.65-5.80 per lb. V2O5 (Sept. 1/98).

Zinc: Composite free market, special high grade US$0.515 per lb. (Aug. 31/98).