PRODUCER PRICES (September 08, 1997)

Aluminium: LME settlements US$1,591 per tonne, alloy $1,425 per tonne (Sept. 2/97).

Antimony: Composite free market, US$1,880 per tonne (Sept. 2/97).

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

Cadmium: Composite free market US$0.55 per lb. (Sept. 2/97).

Chromium: Turkish ore, 48% chromium oxide US$150 per tonne (Sept. 2/97).

Cobalt: Composite free market US$23.85 per lb. (Sept. 2/97).

Copper: Comex Sept. delivery US$0.956 per lb. (Sept. 2/97).

Indium: Indium Corp., ingot, US$290 per kg (Sept. 2/97).

Iridium: Composite free market US$165 per oz. (Sept. 2/97).

Magnesium: Composite free market US$1.80 per lb. (Sept. 2/97).

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

Molybdenum: Composite free market, US$4.55 per lb. molybdenum in oxide (Sept.

2/97).

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

Osmium: Composite free market US$420 per oz. (Sept. 2/97).

Rhodium: Composite free market US$290 per oz. (Sept. 2/97).

Silver: Handy & Harman, New York US$4.620, Toronto $6.625 per oz. (Sept.

2/97).

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

Tin: Kuala Lumpur tin market US$5.28 per kg (Sept. 2/97).

Titanium: Sponge, composite free market US$4.25-4.50 per lb. (Sept. 2/97).

Tungsten: Composite spot ore US$4,500 per tonne (Sept. 2/97).

Uranium: Uranium Exchange Co. restricted spot price US$10.30 per lb. U3O8; former Soviet republics US$9.00 per lb. U3O8 (Aug. 25/97).

Vanadium: Composite free market US$4.05 per lb. vanadium oxide (Sept. 2/97).

Zinc: Composite free market, SHG US$0.7964 per lb. (Sept. 2/97).