PRODUCER PRICES (March 17, 1997)

ALUMINIUM: LME settlements US$1,646 per tonne, alloy $1,528 per tonne (Mar. 12/97).

ANTIMONY: Composite free market, US$2,235 per tonne (Mar. 11/97).

BISMUTH: Composite free market US$3.15 per lb. (Mar. 11/97).

CADMIUM: Composite free market US$0.70 per lb. (Mar. 11/97).

CHROMIUM: Turkish ore, 48% chromium oxide US$140 per tonne (Mar. 11/97).

COBALT: Composite free market US$19.35 per lb. (Mar. 11/97).

COPPER: Comex Mar. delivery US$1.151 per lb. (Mar. 11/97).

INDIUM: Indium Corp., ingot, US$260 per kg (Mar. 11/97).

IRIDIUM: Johnson Matthey US$190 per oz. (Mar. 11/97).

MAGNESIUM: Composite free market US$1.80 per lb. (Mar. 11/97).

MANGANESE: Composite free market US$1,230 per tonne (Mar. 11/97).

MOLYBDENUM: Composite free market, US$4.65 per lb. molybdenum in oxide (Mar. 11/97).

NIOBIUM: Composite spot ore US$3.00 per lb. niobium pentoxide (Mar. 11/97).

OSMIUM: Johnson Matthey US$500 per oz. (Mar. 11/97).

RHODIUM: Johnson Matthey US$250 per oz. (Mar. 11/97).

TANTALUM: Composite spot ore US$28.75 per lb. tantalum pentoxide (Mar. 11/97).

TIN: LME settlement US$5,970 per tonne; Kuala Lumpur tin market US$5.738 per kg (Mar. 11/97).

TITANIUM: Sponge, composite free market US$4.25-4.50 per lb. (Mar. 11/97).

TUNGSTEN: Composite spot ore US$5,000 per tonne (Mar. 11/97).

URANIUM: Uranium Exchange Co. restricted spot price — US$13.75 per lb. U3O8; unrestricted (CIS-origin) spot price — US$12.50 per lb. U3O8 (Mar. 10/97).

VANADIUM: Composite free market US$3.98 per lb. vanadium oxide (Mar. 11/97).

ZINC: Composite free market, SHG US$0.6224 per lb. (Mar. 11/97).