Producer Prices (November 11, 1996)

ALUMINIUM: LME settlements US$1,403 per tonne (Nov. 5, 1996), alloy US$1,265 per tonne (Oct. 31, 1996).

ANTIMONY: Composite free market, US$2,000 per tonne (Nov. 5, 1996).

BISMUTH: Composite free market US$3.35 per lb. (Nov. 5, 1996).

CADMIUM: Composite free market US$0.84 per lb. (Nov. 1, 1996).

CHROMIUM: Turkish ore, 48% chromium oxide US$140 per tonne (Oct. 31, 1996).

COBALT: Composite free market US$21.00 per lb. (Nov. 5, 1996).

COPPER: Comex Dec. delivery US$0.9205 per lb. (Nov. 5, 1996).

INDIUM: Indium Corp., ingot, US$225 per kg (Oct. 31, 1996).

IRIDIUM: Johnson Matthey US$78 per oz. (Nov. 5, 1996).

MAGNESIUM: Composite free market US$1.93 per lb. (Nov. 5, 1996).

MANGANESE: Composite free market US$1,315 per tonne (Oct. 31, 1996).

MOLYBDENUM: Composite free market, US$4.65 per lb. molybdenum in oxide (Oct. 25, 1996).

NIOBIUM: Composite spot ore US$3.00 per lb. niobium pentoxide (Oct. 31, 1996).

OSMIUM: Johnson Matthey US$500 per oz. (Nov. 5, 1996).

RHODIUM: Johnson Matthey US$250 per oz. (Nov. 5, 1996).

TANTALUM: Composite spot ore US$28.75 per lb. tantalum pentoxide (Oct. 31, 1996).

TIN: LME settlement US$5,835 per tonne (Nov. 5, 1996); Straits tin US$5.824 per kg (Nov. 5, 1996).

TUNGSTEN: Composite spot ore US$5,050 per tonne (Oct. 18, 1996).

URANIUM: Uranium Exchange Co. restricted spot price — US$15.40 per lb. U3O8; unrestricted (CIS-origin) spot price — US$14.90 per lb. U3O8 (Nov. 4, 1996).

VANADIUM: Composite free market US$3.15 per lb. vanadium oxide (Oct. 31, 1996).

ZINC: Composite free market, SHG US$0.5348 per lb. (Nov. 5, 1996).