Producer and Dealer Prices (January 05, 2004)

Posted By: Northern Miner Staff January 5, 2004

Antimony: Mid-mkt US$2,135/t.

Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.00/lb.

Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.62/lb.

Cobalt: Recent trades US$17.90-21.50/lb.

Copper: Comex Mar. US$1.0435/lb.

Indium: Indium Corp., ingot, US$320/kg.

Iridium: Mid-mkt US$77/tr. oz.

Magnesium: Mid-mkt US$1.07/lb.

Manganese: Mid-mkt US$1,500/t.

Molybdenum: Oxide, recent trades US$7.20-7.90/lb.

Rhodium: Mid-mkt US$470/tr. oz.

Ruthenium: Mid-mkt US$40/tr. oz.

Silver: Handy & Harman, New York US$5.915/tr. oz.

Tantalum: Ta2O5 ore, mid-mkt US$33/lb.

Tungsten: WO3 ore, mid-mkt US$5,500/t.

Uranium: U3O8, Uranium Exchange Co. restricted spot price — US$14.50/lb; fmr USSR — US$14.20/lb.

Vanadium: V2O5, recent trades US$1.90-2.75/lb.

Zinc: Mid-mkt, special high grade US$0.480/lb.

Prices current Dec. 29, 2003