PRODUCER & DEALER PRICES (June 08, 1998)

Aluminium: LME settlements US$1,319, alloy US$1,245 per tonne (June 2/98).

Antimony: Representative mid-market US$1,485 per tonne (June 2/98).

Bismuth: Representative mid-market US$3.75 per lb. (June 2/98).

Cadmium: Representative mid-market US$0.35 per lb. (June 2/98).

Chromium: Turkish ore, 48% Cr2O3 US$135 per tonne (June 2/98).

Cobalt: Recent physical trades US$24.25-25.15 per lb. (June 2/98).

Copper: Comex July delivery US$0.7475 per lb. (June 2/98).

Indium: Indium Corp., ingot, US$325 per kg (June 2/98).

Iridium: Representative mid-market US$510 per oz. (June 2/98).

Magnesium: Producer ingot US$1.80 per lb. (June 2/98).

Manganese: Representative mid-market US$1,200 per tonne (June 2/98).

Molybdenum: Recent physical trades US$3.85-4.10 per lb. molybdenum in oxide (June 2/98).

Niobium: Composite spot ore US$3.00 per lb. Nb2O5 (June 2/98).

Osmium: Representative mid-market US$400 per oz. (June 2/98).

Rhodium: Recent physical trades US$575-690 per oz. (June 2/98).

Silver: Handy & Harman, New York US$5.150, Toronto $7.744 per oz. (June 2/98).

Tantalum: Spot ore mid-market US$32.00 per lb. Ta2O5 (June 2/98).

Tin: Kuala Lumpur tin market US$5.77 per kg (May 29/98).

Titanium: Sponge, composite free market US$4.25-4.50 per lb.; TiO2 concentrate US$650-710 (June 2/98).

Tungsten: Composite spot ore US$4,950 per tonne WO3 (June 2/98).

Uranium: Uranium Exchange Co. restricted spot price — US$10.90 per lb. U3O8; former Soviet republics — US$9.20 per lb. U3O8 (June 1/98).

Vanadium: Recent physical trades US$6.50-6.65 per lb. V2O5 (June 2/98).

Zinc: Composite free market high grade US$0.530 per lb. (June 2/98).