PRODUCER PRICES (November 04, 1996)

ALUMINIUM: LME settlements US$1,372.50 per tonne (Oct. 29, 1996), alloy US$1,250 per tonne (Oct. 25, 1996).

ANTIMONY: Composite free market, US$2,050 per tonne (Oct. 29, 1996).

BISMUTH: Composite free market US$3.40 per lb. (Oct. 29, 1996).

CADMIUM: Composite free market US$0.84 per lb. (Oct. 29, 1996).

CHROMIUM: Turkish ore, 48% chromium oxide US$140 per tonne (Oct. 18, 1996).

COBALT: Composite free market US$21.15 per lb. (Oct. 29, 1996).

COPPER: Comex Oct. delivery US$0.955 per lb. (Oct. 29, 1996).

INDIUM: Indium Corp., ingot, US$225 per kg (Oct. 29, 1996).

IRIDIUM: Johnson Matthey US$70 per oz. (Oct. 28, 1996).

MAGNESIUM: Composite free market US$1.93 per lb. (Oct. 29, 1996).

MANGANESE: Composite free market US$1,315 per tonne (Oct. 18, 1996).

MOLYBDENUM: Composite free market, US$4.65 per lb. molybdenum in oxide (Oct.

25, 1996).

NIOBIUM: Composite spot ore US$3.00 per lb. niobium pentoxide (Oct. 18, 1996).

OSMIUM: Johnson Matthey US$500 per oz. (Oct. 29, 1996).

RHODIUM: Johnson Matthey US$250 per oz. (Oct. 29, 1996).

TANTALUM: Composite spot ore US$28.75 per lb. tantalum pentoxide (Oct. 18, 1996).

TIN: LME settlement US$5,850 per tonne (Oct. 29, 1996); Straits tin US$5.834 per kg (Oct. 29, 1996).

TUNGSTEN: Composite spot ore US$5,050 per tonne (Oct. 18, 1996).

URANIUM: Uranium Exchange Co. restricted spot price — US$15.50 per lb. U3O8; unrestricted (CIS-origin) spot price — US$15.00 per lb. U3O8 (Oct. 28, 1996).

VANADIUM: Composite free market US$3.15 per lb. vanadium oxide (Oct. 25, 1996).

ZINC: Composite free market, SHG US$0.5301 per lb. (Oct. 29, 1996).