PRODUCER PRICES (December 09, 1996)

ALUMINIUM: LME settlements US$1,489.50 per tonne (Dec. 3/96), alloy US$1,332 per tonne (Dec. 3/96).

ANTIMONY: Composite free market, US$1,990 per tonne (Dec. 2/96).

BISMUTH: Composite free market US$3.30 per lb. (Dec. 2/96).

CADMIUM: Composite free market US$0.85 per lb. (Dec. 2/96).

CHROMIUM: Turkish ore, 48% chromium oxide US$140 per tonne (Dec. 2/96).

COBALT: Composite free market US$21.50 per lb. (Dec. 2/96).

COPPER: Comex Dec. delivery US$1.0505 per lb. (Dec. 3/96).

INDIUM: Indium Corp., ingot, US$225 per kg (Dec. 2/96).

IRIDIUM: Johnson Matthey US$85 per oz. (Dec. 3/96).

MAGNESIUM: Composite free market US$1.93 per lb. (Dec. 2/96).

MANGANESE: Composite free market US$1,315 per tonne (Dec. 2/96).

MOLYBDENUM: Composite free market, US$4.00 per lb. molybdenum in oxide (Dec. 2/96).

NIOBIUM: Composite spot ore US$3.00 per lb. niobium pentoxide (Dec. 2/96).

OSMIUM: Johnson Matthey US$500 per oz. (Dec. 3/96).

RHODIUM: Johnson Matthey US$235 per oz. (Dec. 3/96).

TANTALUM: Composite spot ore US$28.75 per lb. tantalum pentoxide (Dec. 2/96).

TIN: LME settlement US$6,045 per tonne (Dec. 2/96); Straits tin US$5.933 per kg (Dec. 2/96).

TITANIUM: Sponge, composite free market US$4.25-4.50 per lb. (Dec. 2/96) TUNGSTEN: Composite spot ore US$5,900 per tonne (Dec. 2/96).

URANIUM: Uranium Exchange Co. restricted spot price — US$14.90 per lb. U3O8; unrestricted (CIS-origin) spot price — US$14.40 per lb. U3O8 (Dec. 2/96).

VANADIUM: Composite free market US$3.25 per lb. vanadium oxide (Dec. 2/96).

ZINC: Composite free market, SHG US$0.534 per lb. (Dec. 3/96).