METALS PRICES PRODUCER PRICES (January 07, 1990)

ALUMINUM: MW U.S. Market US70.25- 71.75 cents per lb. (Dec. 20, 1990). ANTIMONY: New York dealer US78-80 cents per lb. (Nov. 29, 1990).

BISMUTH: New York dealer US$2.80-2.90 per lb. (Sep. 13, 1990).

CADMIUM: New York dealer US$3.00-3.20 per lb. (Dec. 20, 1990).

COBALT: U.S. spot cathode US$14-15 per lb. (Dec. 20, 1990).

COPPER: CANADA Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting, cathode, $1.41 per lb. (Dec. 31, 1990). UNITED STATES Asarco Inc., US$1.17 per lb. (Dec. 26, 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, 42.50 cents per lb. (Dec. 19, 1990). UNITED STATES US37.00 cents per lb. (Dec. 19, 1990).

MAGNESIUM: U.S., f.o.b. Freeport, ingot 99.8%, US$1.43 per lb. (Dec. 3, 1990).

MOLYBDENUM: MW dealer oxide US$2.70-2.77 per lb. (Dec. 20, 1990).

NICKEL: New York dealer cathode US$3.67- 3.89 per lb. (Dec. 20, 1990).

PALLADIUM: Impala Palladium US$150 per oz. (Aug. 28, 1986). MW New York dealer $87-90 per oz. (Dec. 20, 1990).

PLATINUM: Impala Platinum US$600 per oz. (Aug. 28, 1986). MW New York dealer $413-425 per oz. (Dec. 20, 1990).

RHODIUM: Impala Rhodium US$5,100 per oz. (Jul. 2, 1990). MW New York dealer $4,900- 5,300 per oz. (Dec. 20, 1990)

TIN: MW New York dealer (weekly avg.) US$2.615 per lb. (Dec. 20, 1990).

TUNGSTEN: Free market ore (LMB) US$37- 49 per tonne unit (Nov. 15, 1990).

URANIUM: NUEXCO Exchange Value as of Nov. 30, 1990: US$9.80 per lb. U3O8. NUKEM spot market for October, 1990: US$8.70-9.85 per lb.