PRODUCER PRICES (February 03, 1997)

ALUMINIUM: LME settlements US$1,606 per tonne, alloy $1,525 per tonne (Jan. 28/97).

ANTIMONY: Composite free market, US$2,380 per tonne (Jan. 28/97).

BISMUTH: Composite free market US$3.20 per lb. (Jan. 28/97).

CADMIUM: Composite free market US$0.84 per lb. (Jan. 28/97).

CHROMIUM: Turkish ore, 48% chromium oxide US$140 per tonne (Jan. 21/97).

COBALT: Composite free market US$21.50 per lb. (Jan. 28/97).

COPPER: Comex Feb. delivery US$1.0765 per lb. (Jan. 28/97).

INDIUM: Indium Corp., ingot, US$210 per kg (Jan. 28/97).

IRIDIUM: Johnson Matthey US$175 per oz. (Jan. 28/97).

MAGNESIUM: Composite free market US$1.80 per lb. (Jan. 28/97).

MANGANESE: Composite free market US$1,235 per tonne (Jan. 28/97).

MOLYBDENUM: Composite free market, US$4.45 per lb. molybdenum in oxide (Jan.28/97).

NIOBIUM: Composite spot ore US$3.00 per lb. niobium pentoxide (Jan. 21/97).

OSMIUM: Johnson Matthey US$500 per oz. (Jan. 28/97).

RHODIUM: Johnson Matthey US$220 per oz. (Jan. 28/97).

TANTALUM: Composite spot ore US$28.75 per lb. tantalum pentoxide (Jan. 21/97).

TIN: LME settlement US$5,880 per tonne (Jan. 28/97); Kuala Lumpur tin market US$5.841 per kg (Jan. 28/97).

TITANIUM: Sponge, composite free market US$4.25-4.50 per lb. (Jan. 28/97) TUNGSTEN: Composite spot ore US$4,875 per tonne (Jan. 21/97).

URANIUM: Uranium Exchange Co. restricted spot price — US$14.25 per lb. U3O8; unrestricted (CIS-origin) spot price — US$12.90 per lb. U3O8 (Jan. 27/97).

VANADIUM: Composite free market US$3.40 per lb. vanadium oxide (Jan. 28/97).

ZINC: Composite free market, SHG US$0.5671 per lb. (Jan. 28/97).