PRODUCER AND DEALER PRICES (November 03, 1997)

Aluminium: LME settlements US$1,535, alloy US$1,405 per tonne (Oct. 28/97).

Antimony: Composite free market, US$1,900 per tonne (Oct. 28/97).

Bismuth: Composite free market US$3.40 per lb. (Oct. 28/97).

Cadmium: Composite free market US$0.49 per lb. (Oct. 28/97).

Chromium: Turkish ore, 48% chromium oxide US$150 per tonne (Oct. 24/97).

Cobalt: Composite free market US$23.25 per lb. (Oct. 28/97).

Copper: Comex Dec. delivery US$0.904 per lb. (Oct. 28/97).

Indium: Indium Corp., ingot, US$325 per kg (Oct. 28/97).

Iridium: Composite free market US$270 per oz. (Oct. 28/97).

Magnesium: Composite free market US$1.80 per lb. (Oct. 28/97).

Manganese: Composite free market US$1,125 per tonne (Oct. 28/97).

Molybdenum: Composite free market, US$4.15 per lb. molybdenum in oxide (Oct. 28/97).

Niobium: Composite spot ore US$3.00 per lb. niobium pentoxide (Oct. 24/97).

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

Rhodium: Composite free market US$300 per oz. (Oct. 14/97).

Silver: Handy & Harman, New York US$4.695, Toronto $6.859 per oz. (Oct. 28/97).

Tantalum: Composite spot ore US$28.75 per lb. tantalum pentoxide (Oct. 24/97).

Tin: Kuala Lumpur tin market US$5.27 per kg (Oct. 28/97).

Titanium: Sponge, composite free market US$4.25-4.50 per lb. (Oct. 28/97).

Tungsten: Composite spot ore US$4,500 per tonne (Oct. 28/97).

Uranium: Uranium Exchange Co. restricted spot price — US$12.50 per lb. U3O8; former Soviet republics — US$9.50 per lb. U3O8 (Oct. 27/97).

Vanadium: Composite free market US$4.17 per lb. vanadium oxide (Oct. 24/97).

Zinc: Composite free market, prime western US$0.5997 per lb. (Oct. 28/97).