PRODUCER & DEALER PRICES (October 27, 1997)

Aluminum: LME settlements US$1,565.5 per tonne, alloy $1,437.5 per tonne (Oct. 22/97).

Antimony: Composite free market, US$1,900 per tonne (Oct. 21/97).

Bismuth: Composite free market US$3.35 per lb. (Oct. 9/97).

Cadmium: Composite free market US$0.43 per lb. (Oct. 9/97).

Chromium: Turkish ore, 48% chromium oxide US$150 per tonne (Sept. 30/97).

Cobalt: Composite free market US$22.6 per lb. (Oct. 17//97).

Copper: Comex Dec. delivery US$0.9490 per lb. (Oct. 21/97).

Indium: Indium Corp., ingot, US$325 per kg (Sept. 30/97).

Iridium: Composite free market US$270 per oz. (Oct. 21/97).

Magnesium: Composite free market US$1.80 per lb. (Sept. 30/97).

Manganese: Composite free market US$1,170 per tonne ((Sept. 30/97).

Molybdenum: Composite free market, US$3.80 per lb. molybdenum in oxide (Oct.

17/97).

Niobium: Composite spot ore US$3.00 per lb. niobium pentoxide (Sept. 30/97).

Osmium: Composite free market US$420 per oz. (Sept. 30/97).

Rhodium: Composite free market US$325 per oz. (Oct. 21/97).

Silver: Handy & Harman, New York US$4.955 (Oct. 21/97).

Tantalum: Composite spot ore US$28.75 per lb. tantalum pentoxide (Sept.

30/97).

Tin: Kuala Lumpur tin market US$5.41 per kg (Oct. 20/97).

Titanium: Sponge, composite free market US$4.25-4.50 per lb. (Sept. 30/97).

Tungsten: Composite spot ore US$4,500 per tonne (Sept. 30/97).

Uranium: Uranium Exchange Co. restricted spot price — US$12.00 per lb.

U3O8; C.I.S. price — US$9.25 per lb. U3O8 (Oct. 20/97).

Vanadium: Composite free market US$4.10 per lb. vanadium oxide (Sept. 30/97).

Zinc: Composite free market, prime western US$0.6095 per lb. (Oct. 21/97).