PRODUCER AND DEALER PRICES (January 19, 1998)

Aluminium: LME settlements US$1,459.50, alloy US$1,315 per tonne (Jan.

13/98).

Antimony: Representative mid-market US$1,685 per tonne (Jan. 13/98).

Bismuth: Representative mid-market US$3.25 per lb. (Jan. 13/98).

Cadmium: Composite free market US$0.35 per lb. (Jan. 13/98).

Chromium: Turkish ore, 48% chromium oxide US$140 per tonne (Jan. 13/98).

Cobalt: Representative mid-market US$25.25 per lb. (Jan. 13/98).

Copper: Comex March delivery US$0.770 per lb. (Jan. 13/98).

Indium: Indium Corp., ingot, US$325 per kg (Jan. 13/98).

Iridium: Representative mid-market US$250 per oz. (Jan. 13/98).

Magnesium: Producer ingot US$1.80 per lb. (Jan. 13/98).

Manganese: Representative mid-market US$1,030 per tonne (Jan. 6/98).

Molybdenum: Representative mid-market US$3.85 per lb. molybdenum in oxide (Jan. 6/98).

Niobium: Composite spot ore US$3.00 per lb. niobium pentoxide (Jan. 13/98).

Osmium: Representative mid-market US$420 per oz. (Jan. 6/98).

Rhodium: Representative mid-market US$420 per oz. (Jan. 13/98).

Silver: Handy & Harman, New York US$5.555, Toronto $8.228 per oz. (Jan.

13/98).

Tantalum: Spot ore mid-market US$31.50 per lb. tantalum pentoxide (Jan.

13/98).

Tin: Kuala Lumpur tin market US$5.24 per kg (Jan. 13/98).

Titanium: Sponge, composite free market US$4.25-4.50 per lb. (Jan. 13/98).

Tungsten: Composite spot ore US$4,600 per tonne (Jan. 13/98).

Uranium: Uranium Exchange Co. restricted spot price — US$12.00 per lb. U3O8; former Soviet republics — US$9.40 per lb. U3O8 (Jan. 13/98).

Vanadium: Recent physical trades US$5.80-6.15 per lb. vanadium oxide (Jan.

13/98).

Zinc: Composite free market, special high grade US$0.521 per lb. (Jan. 13/98).