PRODUCER & DEALER PRICES (September 21, 1998)

Aluminium: LME settlements US$1,368.50, alloy US$1,147 per tonne (Sept. 15/98).

Antimony: Representative mid-market US$1,300 per tonne (Sept. 15/98).

Bismuth: Representative mid-market US$3.45 per lb. (Sept. 15/98).

Cadmium: Representative mid-market US$0.26 per lb. (Sept. 15/98).

Chromium: Turkish ore, 48% Cr2O3 US$135 per tonne (Sept. 15/98).

Cobalt: Recent physical trades US$20.50-21.50 per lb. (Sept. 15/98).

Copper: Comex Dec. delivery US$0.771 per lb. (Sept. 15/98).

Indium: Indium Corp., ingot, US$325 per kg (Sept. 15/98).

Iridium: Representative mid-market US$435 per oz. (Sept. 15/98).

Magnesium: Producer ingot US$1.80 per lb. (Sept. 15/98).

Manganese: Representative mid-market US$1,130 per tonne (Sept. 15/98).

Molybdenum: Recent physical trades US$3.00-3.20 per lb. molybdenum in oxide (Sept. 15/98).

Niobium: Composite spot ore US$3.00 per lb. Nb2O5 (Sept. 15/98).

Osmium: Representative mid-market US$400 per oz. (Sept. 15/98).

Rhodium: Representative mid-market US$630 per oz. (Sept. 15/98).

Silver: Handy & Harman, New York US$4.980, Toronto $7.719 per oz. (Sept. 15/98).

Tantalum: Spot ore mid-market US$32.00 per lb. Ta2O5 (Sept. 15/98).

Tin: Kuala Lumpur tin market US$5.34 per kg (Sept. 14/98).

Titanium: Recent physical trades of TiO2 concentrate US$570-620 per tonne (Sept. 15/98).

Tungsten: Composite spot ore US$4,300 per tonne WO3 (Sept. 15/98).

Uranium: Uranium Exchange Co. restricted spot price — US$10.20 per lb. U3O8; former Soviet republics — US$9.05 per lb. U3O8 (Sept. 14/98).

Vanadium: Recent physical trades US$5.40-5.75 per lb. V2O5 (Sept. 15/98).

Zinc: Composite free market, special high grade US$0.517 per lb. (Sept. 15/98).