PRODUCER & DEALER PRICES (February 23, 1998)

Aluminium: LME settlements US$1,442, alloy US$1,286 per tonne (Feb. 17/98).

Antimony: Representative mid-market US$1,655 per tonne (Feb. 10/98).

Bismuth: Representative mid-market US$3.65 per lb. (Feb. 10/98).

Cadmium: Representative mid-market US$0.36 per lb. (Feb. 10/98).

Chromium: Turkish ore, 48% chromium oxide US$140 per tonne (Feb. 10/98).

Cobalt: Recent physical trades US$23.80-25.25 per lb. (Feb. 10/98).

Copper: Comex March delivery US$0.7535 per lb. (Feb. 17/98).

Indium: Indium Corp., ingot, US$325 per kg (Feb. 10/98).

Iridium: Representative mid-market US$280 per oz. (Feb. 10/98).

Magnesium: Producer ingot US$1.80 per lb. (Feb. 10/98).

Manganese: Representative mid-market US$1,140 per tonne (Feb. 10/98).

Molybdenum: Recent physical trades US$3.65-4.10 per lb. molybdenum in oxide (Feb. 10/98).

Niobium: Composite spot ore US$3.00 per lb. Nb2O5 (Feb. 10/98).

Osmium: Representative mid-market US$420 per oz. (Feb. 10/98).

Rhodium: Representative mid-market US$420 per oz. (Feb. 10/98).

Silver: Handy & Harman, New York US$6.840, Toronto $10.143 per oz. (Feb.

17/98).

Tantalum: Spot ore mid-market US$31.50 per lb. Ta2O5 (Feb. 10/98).

Tin: Kuala Lumpur tin market US$5.43 per kg (Feb. 10/98).

Titanium: Sponge, composite free market US$4.25-4.50 per lb. (Feb. 10/98).

Tungsten: Composite spot ore US$4,600 per tonne WO3 (Feb. 10/98).

Uranium: Uranium Exchange Co. restricted spot price — US$11.25 per lb.

U3O8; former Soviet republics — US$9.40 per lb. U3O8 (Feb. 16/98).

Vanadium: Recent physical trades US$6.60-6.90 per lb. V2O5 (Feb. 10/98).

Zinc: Composite free market, special high grade US$0.5262 per lb. (Feb.

10/98).