PRODUCER PRICES (December 23, 1996)

ALUMINIUM: LME settlements US$1,489 per tonne, alloy $1,349 per tonne (Dec.

17/96).

ANTIMONY: Composite free market, US$2,075 per tonne (Dec. 16/96).

BISMUTH: Composite free market US$3.20 per lb. (Dec. 16/96).

CADMIUM: Composite free market US$0.85 per lb. (Dec. 16/96).

CHROMIUM: Turkish ore, 48% chromium oxide US$140 per tonne (Dec. 11/96).

COBALT: Composite free market US$22 per lb. (Dec. 16/96).

COPPER: Comex Dec. delivery US$0.988 per lb. (Dec. 17/96).

INDIUM: Indium Corp., ingot, US$210 per kg (Dec. 17/96).

IRIDIUM: Johnson Matthey US$95 per oz. (Dec. 17/96).

MAGNESIUM: Composite free market US$1.93 per lb. (Dec. 16/96).

MANGANESE: Composite free market US$1,315 per tonne (Dec. 16/96).

MOLYBDENUM: Composite free market, US$4.25 per lb. molybdenum in oxide (Dec. 16/96).

NIOBIUM: Composite spot ore US$3.00 per lb. niobium pentoxide (Dec. 16/96).

OSMIUM: Johnson Matthey US$500 per oz. (Dec. 17/96).

RHODIUM: Johnson Matthey US$235 per oz. (Dec. 17/96).

TANTALUM: Composite spot ore US$28.75 per lb. tantalum pentoxide (Dec. 16/96).

TIN: LME settlement US$5,695 per tonne (Dec. 17/96); Kuala Lumpur tin market US$5.670 per kg (Dec. 17/96).

TITANIUM: Sponge, composite free market US$4.25-4.50 per lb. (Dec. 16/96) TUNGSTEN: Composite spot ore US$4,875 per tonne (Dec. 16/96).

URANIUM: Uranium Exchange Co. restricted spot price — US$14.80 per lb. U3O8; unrestricted (CIS-origin) spot price — US$14.20 per lb. U3O8 (Dec. 16/96).

VANADIUM: Composite free market US$3.30 per lb. vanadium oxide (Dec. 16/96).

ZINC: Composite free market, SHG US$0.526 per lb. (Dec. 17/96).