Producer and Dealer Prices (May 01, 2000)

Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,095/t.

Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.90/lb.

Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.20/lb.

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

Cobalt: Recent trades US$15.80-17.00/lb.

Copper: Comex May US$0.7895/lb.

Indium: Indium Corp., ingot, US$200/kg.

Iridium: Mid-mkt US$405/tr. oz.

Magnesium: Producer ingot US$1.80/lb.

Manganese: Mid-mkt US$880/t.

Molybdenum: Recent trades US$2.50-2.70/lb. Mo in oxide.

Niobium: Nb2O5 ore, mid-mkt US$3.50/lb.

Rhodium: Mid-mkt US$1,775/tr. oz.

Silver: Handy & Harman, New York US$5.008, Toronto $7.625/tr. oz.

Tantalum: Ta2O5 ore, mid-mkt US$37/lb.

Tin: Kuala Lumpur mkt US$5.332/kg.

Titanium: Not available.

Tungsten: WO3 ore, mid-mkt US$4,550/t.

Uranium: U3O8, Uranium Exchange Co. restricted spot price — US$9.00/lb; fmr USSR — US$7.20/lb.

Vanadium: V2O5, recent trades US$2.15-2.40/lb.

Zinc: Mid-mkt, special high grade US$0.571/lb.

Prices current April 25, 2000

Toronto Stock Exchange Indices

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DateApr. 25Apr. 24Apr. 21Apr. 20Apr. 19HighLow

Composite “300”9108.418822.48holiday8959.699034.0110052.686727.80

Metals & Minerals3616.973607.16holiday3602.813578.594792.153287.86

Integrated Mine4146.964142.56holiday4140.724097.985516.023559.54

Mining1029.511011.25holiday1002.901029.801556.07897.53

Gold & Prec Mtls4179.114260.84holiday4253.144229.837012.663949.96

TSE 100 Index562.65543.12holiday551.96556.86624.37407.98

TSE S&P 60547.05527.55holiday534.99538.62604.89390.40