PRODUCER & DEALER PRICES (October 12, 1998)

Aluminium: LME settlements US$1,291, alloy US$1,114 per tonne (Oct. 6/98).

Antimony: Representative mid-market US$1,320 per tonne (Oct. 6/98).

Bismuth: Representative mid-market US$3.25 per lb. (Oct. 6/98).

Cadmium: Representative mid-market US$0.22 per lb. (Oct. 6/98).

Chromium: Turkish ore, 48% Cr2O3 US$135 per tonne (Oct. 6/98).

Cobalt: Recent physical trades US$18.75-20.50 per lb. (Oct. 6/98).

Copper: Comex Dec. delivery US$0.7215 per lb. (Oct. 6/98).

Indium: Indium Corp., ingot, US$325 per kg (Oct. 6/98).

Iridium: Representative mid-market US$420 per oz. (Oct. 6/98).

Magnesium: Producer ingot US$1.80 per lb. (Oct. 6/98).

Manganese: Representative mid-market US$1,050 per tonne (Oct. 6/98).

Molybdenum: Recent physical trades US$2.70-3.00 per lb. molybdenum in oxide (Oct. 6/98).

Niobium: Composite spot ore US$3.00 per lb. Nb2O5 (Oct. 6/98).

Osmium: Representative mid-market US$400 per oz. (Oct. 6/98).

Rhodium: Representative mid-market US$630 per oz. (Oct. 6/98).

Silver: Handy & Harman, New York US$5.120, Toronto $8.109 per oz. (Oct. 6/98).

Tantalum: Spot ore mid-market US$32.00 per lb. Ta2O5 (Oct. 6/98).

Tin: Kuala Lumpur tin market US$5.250 per kg (Oct. 5/98).

Titanium: Recent physical trades of TiO2 concentrate US$570-620 per tonne (Oct. 6/98).

Tungsten: Composite spot ore US$4,300 per tonne WO3 (Oct. 6/98).

Uranium: Uranium Exchange Co. restricted spot price — US$9.70 per lb. U3O8; former Soviet republics — US$9.05 per lb. U3O8 (Oct. 5/98).

Vanadium: Recent physical trades US$4.90-5.30 per lb. V2O5 (Oct. 6/98).

Zinc: Composite free market, special high grade US$0.487 per lb. (Oct. 6/98).