PRODUCER & DEALER PRICES (November 30, 1998)

Aluminium: LME settlements US$1,281, alloy US$1,072 per tonne (Nov. 24/98).

Antimony: Representative mid-market US$1,295 per tonne (Nov. 24/98).

Bismuth: Representative mid-market US$3.20 per lb. (Nov. 24/98).

Cadmium: Representative mid-market US$0.21 per lb. (Nov. 24/98).

Chromium: Not available.

Cobalt: Recent physical trades US$14.15-15.50 per lb. (Nov. 24/98).

Copper: Comex Dec. delivery US$0.710 per lb. (Nov. 24/98).

Indium: Indium Corp., ingot, US$275 per kg (Nov. 24/98).

Iridium: Representative mid-market US$390 per oz. (Nov. 24/98).

Magnesium: Producer ingot US$1.80 per lb. (Nov. 24/98).

Manganese: Representative mid-market US$1,045 per tonne (Nov. 24/98).

Molybdenum: Recent physical trades US$2.00-2.45 per lb. molybdenum in oxide (Nov. 24/98).

Niobium: Composite spot ore US$3.00 per lb. Nb2O5 (Nov. 24/98).

Osmium: Representative mid-market US$400 per oz. (Nov. 24/98).

Rhodium: Representative mid-market US$645 per oz. (Nov. 24/98).

Silver: Handy & Harman, New York US$4.915, Toronto $7.848 per oz. (Nov. 24/98).

Tantalum: Spot ore mid-market US$32.00 per lb. Ta2O5 (Nov. 24/98).

Tin: Kuala Lumpur tin market US$5.367 per kg (Nov. 24/98).

Titanium: Recent physical trades of TiO2 concentrate US$570-620 per tonne (Nov. 24/98).

Tungsten: Composite spot ore US$4,500 per tonne WO3 (Nov. 24/98).

Uranium: Uranium Exchange Co. restricted spot price — US$8.75 per lb. U3O8; former Soviet republics — US$8.10 per lb. U3O8 (Nov. 23/98).

Vanadium: Recent physical trades US$2.60-3.20 per lb. V2O5 (Nov. 24/98).

Zinc: Composite free market, special high grade US$0.507 per lb. (Nov. 24/98).