PRODUCER PRICES (January 27, 1997)

ALUMINIUM: LME settlements US$1,608 per tonne, alloy $1,535 per tonne (Jan. 21/97).

ANTIMONY: Composite free market, US$2,350 per tonne (Jan. 21/97).

BISMUTH: Composite free market US$3.25 per lb. (Jan. 21/97).

CADMIUM: Composite free market US$0.82 per lb. (Jan. 21/97).

CHROMIUM: Turkish ore, 48% chromium oxide US$140 per tonne (Jan. 14/97).

COBALT: Composite free market US$21.50 per lb. (Jan. 21/97).

COPPER: Comex Jan. delivery US$1.098 per lb. (Jan. 21/97).

INDIUM: Indium Corp., ingot, US$210 per kg (Jan. 21/97).

IRIDIUM: Johnson Matthey US$135 per oz. (Jan. 21/97).

MAGNESIUM: Composite free market US$1.93 per lb. (Jan. 14/97).

MANGANESE: Composite free market US$1,295 per tonne (Jan. 14/97).

MOLYBDENUM: Composite free market, US$4.40 per lb. molybdenum in oxide (Jan. 14/97).

NIOBIUM: Composite spot ore US$3.00 per lb. niobium pentoxide (Jan. 14/97).

OSMIUM: Johnson Matthey US$500 per oz. (Jan. 21/97).

RHODIUM: Johnson Matthey US$235 per oz. (Jan. 21/97).

TANTALUM: Composite spot ore US$28.75 per lb. tantalum pentoxide (Jan. 21/97).

TIN: LME settlement US$5,990 per tonne (Jan. 21/97); Kuala Lumpur tin market US$5.919 per kg (Jan. 21/97).

TITANIUM: Sponge, composite free market US$4.25-4.50 per lb. (Jan. 21/97) TUNGSTEN: Composite spot ore US$4,875 per tonne (Jan. 14/97).

URANIUM: Uranium Exchange Co. restricted spot price — US$14.50 per lb. U3O8; unrestricted (CIS-origin) spot price — US$13.50 per lb. U3O8 (Jan. 20/97).

VANADIUM: Composite free market US$3.30 per lb. vanadium oxide (Jan. 14/97).

ZINC: Composite free market, SHG US$0.558 per lb. (Jan. 21/97).