PRODUCER PRICES (September 23, 1996)

ALUMINIUM: LME settlements US$1,376 per tonne (Sept. 17, 1996), alloy US$1,212 per tonne (Sept. 13, 1996).

ANTIMONY: Composite free market, US$2,625 per tonne (Sept. 17, 1996).

BISMUTH: Composite free market US$3.45 per lb. (Sept. 13, 1996).

CADMIUM: Composite free market US$1.00 per lb. (Sept. 17, 1996).

CHROMIUM: Turkish ore, 48% chromium oxide US$150 per tonne (Sept. 11, 1996).

COBALT: Composite free market US$22.90 per lb. (Sept. 17, 1996).

COPPER: Comex Sept. delivery US$0.888 per lb. (Sept. 17, 1996).

INDIUM: Indium Corp., ingot, US$315 per kg (Sept. 17, 1996).

IRIDIUM: Johnson Matthey US$70 per oz. (Sept. 17, 1996).

IRON ORE: Taconite ore US$72.40 per tonne (Sept. 17, 1996).

MANGANESE: Composite free market US$1,330 per tonne (Sept. 13, 1996).

MOLYBDENUM: Composite free market, US$3.45 per lb. molybdenum in oxide (Sept.

13, 1996).

NIOBIUM: Composite spot ore US$3.00 per lb. niobium pentoxide (Sept. 11, 1996).

OSMIUM: Johnson Matthey US$500 per oz. (Sept. 17, 1996).

RHODIUM: Johnson Matthey US$315 per oz. (Sept. 17, 1996).

TANTALUM: Composite spot ore US$28.75 per lb. tantalum pentoxide (Sept. 3, 1996).

TIN: LME settlement US$6,050 per tonne (Sept. 17, 1996); Straits tin US$5.994 per kg (Sept. 17, 1996)

TUNGSTEN: Composite spot ore US$5,800 per tonne (Sept. 13, 1996).

URANIUM: Uranium Exchange Co. restricted spot price — US$16.30 per lb. U3O8; unrestricted (CIS-origin) spot price — US$15.50 per lb. U3O8 (Sept. 10, 1996).

VANADIUM: Composite free market US$3.07 per lb. vanadium oxide (Sept. 13, 1996).

ZINC: U.S. producer, HG US$0.5109 per lb. (Sept. 16, 1996).