PRODUCER PRICES (February 10, 1997)

ALUMINIUM: LME settlements US$1,594 per tonne, alloy $1,507 per tonne (Feb.

4/97).

ANTIMONY: Composite free market, US$2,400 per tonne (Feb. 4/97).

BISMUTH: Composite free market US$3.15 per lb. (Feb. 4/97).

CADMIUM: Composite free market US$0.82 per lb. (Feb. 4/97).

CHROMIUM: Turkish ore, 48% chromium oxide US$140 per tonne (Jan. 28/97).

COBALT: Composite free market US$21.20 per lb. (Feb. 4/97).

COPPER: Comex Feb. delivery US$1.055 per lb. (Feb. 4/97).

INDIUM: Indium Corp., ingot, US$210 per kg (Feb. 4/97).

IRIDIUM: Johnson Matthey US$200 per oz. (Feb. 4/97).

MAGNESIUM: Composite free market US$1.80 per lb. (Feb. 4/97).

MANGANESE: Composite free market US$1,230 per tonne (Feb. 4/97).

MOLYBDENUM: Composite free market, US$4.55 per lb. molybdenum in oxide (Feb. 4/97).

NIOBIUM: Composite spot ore US$3.00 per lb. niobium pentoxide (Feb. 4/97).

OSMIUM: Johnson Matthey US$500 per oz. (Feb. 4/97).

RHODIUM: Johnson Matthey US$210 per oz. (Feb. 4/97).

TANTALUM: Composite spot ore US$28.75 per lb. tantalum pentoxide (Feb. 4/97).

TIN: LME settlement US$5,785 per tonne (Feb. 4/97); Kuala Lumpur tin market US$5.721 per kg (Feb. 4/97).

TITANIUM: Sponge, composite free market US$4.25-4.50 per lb. (Feb. 4/97).

TUNGSTEN: Composite spot ore US$4,875 per tonne (Jan. 28/97).

URANIUM: Uranium Exchange Co. restricted spot price — US$14.25 per lb. U3O8; unrestricted (CIS-origin) spot price — US$12.90 per lb. U3O8 (Feb. 3/97).

VANADIUM: Composite free market US$3.40 per lb. vanadium oxide (Feb. 4/97).

ZINC: Composite free market, SHG US$0.5825 per lb. (Feb. 4/97).