PRODUCER & DEALER PRICES (August 17, 1998)

Aluminium: LME settlements US$1,291.50, alloy US$1,144 per tonne (Aug. 11/98).

Antimony: Representative mid-market US$1,310 per tonne (Aug. 11/98).

Bismuth: Representative mid-market US$3.55 per lb. (Aug. 11/98).

Cadmium: Representative mid-market US$0.29 per lb. (Aug. 11/98).

Chromium: Turkish ore, 48% Cr2O3 US$135 per tonne (Aug. 11/98).

Cobalt: Recent physical trades US$21.75-22.30 per lb. (Aug. 11/98).

Copper: Comex Sept. delivery US$0.7185 per lb. (Aug. 11/98).

Indium: Indium Corp., ingot, US$325 per kg (Aug. 11/98).

Iridium: Representative mid-market US$470 per oz. (Aug. 11/98).

Magnesium: Producer ingot US$1.80 per lb. (Aug. 11/98).

Manganese: Representative mid-market US$1,120 per tonne (Aug. 11/98).

Molybdenum: Recent physical trades US$3.25-3.45 per lb. molybdenum in oxide (Aug. 11/98).

Niobium: Composite spot ore US$3.00 per lb. Nb2O5 (Aug. 11/98).

Osmium: Representative mid-market US$400 per oz. (Aug. 11/98).

Rhodium: Representative mid-market US$620 per oz. (Aug. 11/98).

Silver: Handy & Harman, New York US$5.230, Toronto $8.190 per oz. (Aug. 11/98).

Tantalum: Spot ore mid-market US$32.00 per lb. Ta2O5 (Aug. 11/98).

Tin: Kuala Lumpur tin market US$5.60 per kg (Aug. 11/98).

Titanium: Recent physical trades of TiO2 concentrate US$650-710 per tonne (Aug. 10/98).

Tungsten: Composite spot ore US$4,300 per tonne WO3 (Aug. 10/98).

Uranium: Uranium Exchange Co. restricted spot price — US$10.50 per lb. U3O8; former Soviet republics — US$9.05 per lb. U3O8 (Aug. 10/98).

Vanadium: Recent physical trades US$5.85-6.10 per lb. V2O5 (Aug. 11/98).

Zinc: Composite free market, special high grade US$0.520 per lb. (Aug. 11/98).