Producer and Dealer Prices (December 17, 2001)

Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,230/t.

Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.25/lb.

Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.27/lb.

Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.

Cobalt: Recent trades US$6.95-8.00/lb.

Copper: Comex Mar. US$0.689/lb.

Indium: Indium Corp., ingot, US$110/kg.

Iridium: Mid-mkt US$390/tr. oz.

Magnesium: Producer ingot US$1.80/lb.

Manganese: Mid-mkt US$900/t.

Molybdenum: Recent trades US$2.25-2.35/lb. Mo in oxide.

Niobium: Nb2O5 ore, mid-mkt US$6.00/lb.

Rhodium: Mid-mkt US$1,050/tr. oz.

Silver: Handy & Harman, New York US$4.275/tr. oz., Toronto $7.007/tr. oz.

Tantalum: Ta2O5 ore, mid-mkt US$40/lb.

Tin: Kuala Lumpur tin mkt, US$4.040/kg.

Tungsten: WO3 ore, mid-mkt US$6,600/t.

Uranium: U3O8, Uranium Exchange Co. restricted spot price — US$9.50/lb; fmr USSR — US$9.20/lb.

Vanadium: V2O5, recent trades US$1.15-1.30/lb.

Zinc: Mid-mkt, special high grade US$0.400/lb.

Prices current Dec. 11, 2001