PRODUCER & DEALER PRICES (June 16, 1997)

Aluminium: LME settlements US$1,561 per tonne, alloy $1,452 per tonne (June 3/97).

Antimony: Composite free market, US$2,200 per tonne (June 3/97).

Bismuth: Composite free market US$3.50 per lb. (June 2/97).

Cadmium: Composite free market US$0.60 per lb. (June 2/97).

Chromium: Turkish ore, 48% chromium oxide US$155 per tonne (June 2/97).

Cobalt: Composite free market US$25.10 per lb. (June 2/97).

Copper: Comex July delivery US$1.168 per lb. (June 3/97).

Indium: Indium Corp., ingot, US$335 per kg (June 3/97).

Iridium: Johnson Matthey US$165 per oz. (June 2/97).

Magnesium: Composite free market US$1.80 per lb. (June 3/97).

Manganese: Composite free market US$1,220 per tonne (June 2/97).

Molybdenum: Composite free market, US$4.60 per lb. molybdenum in oxide (June 2/97).

Niobium: Composite spot ore US$3.00 per lb. niobium pentoxide (June 2/97).

Rhodium: Composite free market US$300 per oz. (June 2/97).

Silver: Handy & Harman, New York US$4.715, Toronto $6.603 per oz. (June 2/97).

Tantalum: Composite spot ore US$28.75 per lb. tantalum pentoxide (June 2/97).

Tin: Kuala Lumpur tin market US$5.56 per kg (June 3/97).

Titanium: Sponge, composite free market US$4.25-4.50 per lb. (June 3/97).

Tungsten: Composite spot ore US$5,000 per tonne (June 2/97).

Uranium: Uranium Exchange Co. restricted spot price — US$11.40 per lb. U3O8; unrestricted (CIS-origin) spot price — US$10.40 per lb. U3O8 (June 2/97).

Vanadium: Composite free market US$3.90 per lb. vanadium oxide (June 2/97).

Zinc: Composite free market, SHG US$0.6519 per lb. (June 3/97).