Producer and Dealer Prices (February 02, 1998)

Aluminium: LME settlements US$1,507, alloy US$1,326 per tonne (Jan. 27/98).

Antimony: Representative mid-market US$1,730 per tonne (Jan. 27/98).

Bismuth: Representative mid-market US$3.35 per lb. (Jan. 27/98).

Cadmium: Representative mid-market US$0.34 per lb. (Jan. 27/98).

Chromium: Turkish ore, 48% chromium oxide US$130 per tonne (Jan. 27/98).

Cobalt: Recent physical trades US$24.75-25.75 per lb. (Jan. 27/98).

Copper: Comex March delivery US$0.8105 per lb. (Jan. 27/98).

Indium: Indium Corp., ingot, US$325 per kg (Jan. 27/98).

Iridium: Representative mid-market US$260 per oz. (Jan. 27/98).

Magnesium: Producer ingot US$1.80 per lb. (Jan. 27/98).

Manganese: Representative mid-market US$1,170 per tonne (Jan. 27/98).

Molybdenum: Recent physical trades US$3.60-3.85 per lb. molybdenum in oxide (Jan. 27/98).

Niobium: Composite spot ore US$3.00 per lb. Nb2O5 (Jan. 27/98).

Osmium: Representative mid-market US$420 per oz. (Jan. 27/98).

Rhodium: Representative mid-market US$420 per oz. (Jan. 27/98).

Silver: Handy & Harman, New York US$6.015, Toronto $8.726 per oz. (Jan.

27/98).

Tantalum: Spot ore mid-market US$31.50 per lb. Ta2O5 (Jan. 27/98).

Tin: Kuala Lumpur tin market US$5.28 per kg (Jan. 27/98).

Titanium: Sponge, composite free market US$4.25-4.50 per lb. (Jan. 27/98).

Tungsten: Composite spot ore US$4,600 per tonne WO3 (Jan. 27/98).

Uranium: Uranium Exchange Co. restricted spot price — US$12.00 per lb.

U3O8; former Soviet republics — US$9.40 per lb. U3O8 (Jan. 26/98).

Vanadium: Recent physical trades US$6.40-6.90 per lb. V2O5 (Jan. 27/98).

Zinc: Composite free market, special high grade US$0.5642 per lb. (Jan.

27/98).