PRODUCER AND DEALER PRICES (November 17, 1997)

Aluminium: LME settlements US$1,614, alloy US$1,485 per tonne (Nov. 11/97).

Antimony: Recent physical trades US$1,830-1,850 per tonne (Nov. 11/97).

Bismuth: Composite free market US$3.40 per lb. (Nov. 11/97).

Cadmium: Composite free market US$0.40 per lb. (Nov. 11/97).

Chromium: Turkish ore, 48% chromium oxide US$150 per tonne (Nov. 11/97).

Cobalt: Recent physical trades US$23.40-27.00 per lb. (Nov. 11/97).

Copper: Comex Dec. delivery US$0.894 per lb. (Nov. 11/97).

Indium: Indium Corp., ingot, US$325 per kg (Nov. 11/97).

Iridium: Representative mid-market US$270 per oz. (Nov. 11/97).

Magnesium: Composite free market US$1.80 per lb. (Nov. 11/97).

Manganese: Representative mid-market US$1,140 per tonne (Nov. 11/97).

Molybdenum: Recent physical trades US$3.95-4.00 per lb. molybdenum in oxide (Nov. 11/97).

Niobium: Composite spot ore US$3.00 per lb. niobium pentoxide (Nov. 11/97).

Osmium: Representative mid-market US$420 per oz. (Nov. 11/97).

Rhodium: Representative mid-market US$305 per oz. (Nov. 11/97).

Silver: Handy & Harman, New York US$4.925, Toronto $6.930 per oz. (Nov.

11/97).

Tantalum: Composite spot ore US$31.50 per lb. tantalum pentoxide (Nov. 11/97).

Tin: Kuala Lumpur tin market US$5.48 per kg (Nov. 11/97).

Titanium: Sponge, composite free market US$4.25-4.50 per lb. (Nov. 11/97).

Tungsten: Composite spot ore US$4,500 per tonne (Nov. 11/97).

Uranium: Uranium Exchange Co. restricted spot price — US$12.75 per lb.

U3O8; former Soviet republics — US$9.50 per lb. U3O8 (Nov. 10/97).

Vanadium: Recent physical trades US$4.30-4.75 per lb. vanadium oxide (Nov.

11/97).

Zinc: Composite free market, prime western US$0.5762 per lb. (Nov. 11/97).