Metal Prices PRODUCER PRICES (January 15, 1990)

ALUMINUM: MW U.S. Market US74.00 cents – 75.00 cents per lb. (Jan 4, 1990).

ANTIMONY: New York dealer US81 cents -84 cents per lb. (Nov 30, 1989).

BISMUTH: New York dealer $4.40-$4.50(US) per lb. (Dec 14, 1989).

CADMIUM: New York dealer $5.25- $5.35(US) per lb. (Dec 14, 1989).

COBALT: U.S. spot cathode $7.55-$7.65(US) per lb. (Jan 4, 1990).

COPPER: CANADA — Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting, cathode, $1.33(C) per lb. (Jan 9, 1990). UNITED STATES — Asarco Inc., $1.14(US) per lb. (Jan 3, 1990).

IRON ORE: UNITED STATES — M.A. Hanna Co., delivered Lake Erie ports, taconite pellets US74.65 cents per long ton unit of Fe. (May 15, 1989).

LEAD: CANADA — Noranda Sales, C44.50 cents per lb. (Nov 28, 1989). UNITED STATES — US38.00 cents per lb. (Nov 28, 1989).

MAGNESIUM: U.S., f.o.b. Freeport, ingot 99.8%, $1.63(US) per lb. (Dec 8, 1988).

MOLYBDENUM: MW dealer oxide $2.54- $2.60(US) per lb. (Jan 4, 1990).

NICKEL: New York dealer cathode $3.60- $3.65(US) per lb. (Jan 4, 1990).

PALLADIUM: Impala Palladium $150(US) per oz. (Aug 28, 1986). MW New York dealer $133-$135 per oz. (Jan 4, 1990). PLATINUM: Impala Platinum $600(US) per oz. (Aug 28, 1986). MW New York dealer $474-$484 per oz. (Jan 4, 19 90).

RHODIUM: Impala Rhodium $1,275(US) per oz. (June 23, 1987). MW New York dealer $1,800-$1,900 per oz. (Jan 4, 1990)

TIN: MW New York dealer (weekly avg.) $3.095(US) per lb. (Jan 4, 1990).

TUNGSTEN: Free market ore (LMB) $42- $61(US) per tonne unit (Dec 21, 1989).

URANIUM: NUEXCO Exchange Value as of Nov 30, 1989: $9.20(US) per lb. U3O8. NUKEM spot market for November, 1989: $9.30-$9.50(US) per lb. U3O8.

ZINC: CANADA — Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting, special high grade, C79.00 cents per lb. (Jan 4, 1990). UNITED STATES — HBM&S, S.H.G. US68.00 cents per lb. (Jan 4, 1990).