PRODUCER PRICES (January 13, 1997)

ALUMINIUM: LME settlements US$1,524 per tonne, alloy $1,420 per tonne (Jan. 7/97).

ANTIMONY: Composite free market, US$2,065 per tonne (Jan. 7/97).

BISMUTH: Composite free market US$3.25 per lb. (Jan. 7/97).

CADMIUM: Composite free market US$0.82 per lb. (Jan. 7/97).

CHROMIUM: Turkish ore, 48% chromium oxide US$140 per tonne (Dec. 30/96).

COBALT: Composite free market US$21.55 per lb. (Jan. 7/97).

COPPER: Comex Jan. delivery US$1.082 per lb. (Jan. 7/97).

INDIUM: Indium Corp., ingot, US$210 per kg (Jan. 7/97).

IRIDIUM: Johnson Matthey US$120 per oz. (Jan. 7/97).

MAGNESIUM: Composite free market US$1.93 per lb. (Jan. 7/97).

MANGANESE: Composite free market US$1,295 per tonne (Jan. 7/97).

MOLYBDENUM: Composite free market, US$4.40 per lb. molybdenum in oxide Jan. 7/97).

NIOBIUM: Composite spot ore US$3.00 per lb. niobium pentoxide (Dec. 30/96).

OSMIUM: Johnson Matthey US$500 per oz. (Jan. 7/97).

RHODIUM: Johnson Matthey US$235 per oz. (Jan. 7/97).

TANTALUM: Composite spot ore US$28.75 per lb. tantalum pentoxide (Dec. 30/96).

TIN: LME settlement US$5,725 per tonne (Jan. 7/97); Kuala Lumpur tin market US$5.745 per kg (Jan. 7/97).

TITANIUM: Sponge, composite free market US$4.25-4.50 per lb. (Jan. 7/97) TUNGSTEN: Composite spot ore US$4,875 per tonne (Jan. 7/97).

URANIUM: Uranium Exchange Co. restricted spot price — US$14.70 per lb. U3O8; unrestricted (CIS-origin) spot price — US$13.70 per lb. U3O8 (Jan. 6/97).

VANADIUM: Composite free market US$3.30 per lb. vanadium oxide (Jan. 7/97).

ZINC: Composite free market, SHG US$0.5276 per lb. (Jan. 7/97).