PRODUCER PRICES (September 02, 1996)

ALUMINIUM: LME settlements US$1,441 per tonne (Aug. 27, 1996), alloy US$1,255 per tonne (Aug. 20, 1996).

ANTIMONY: Composite free market, US$2,650 per tonne (Aug. 27, 1996).

BISMUTH: Composite free market US$3.30 per lb. (Aug. 21, 1996).

CADMIUM: Composite free market US$1.15 per lb. (Aug. 21, 1996).

CHROMIUM: Turkish ore, 48% chromium oxide US$150 per tonne (Aug. 21, 1996).

COBALT: Composite free market US$22.50 per lb. (Aug. 21, 1996).

COPPER: Comex Sept. delivery US$0.9115 per lb. (Aug. 27, 1996).

INDIUM: Indium Corp., ingot, US$315 per kg (Aug. 27, 1996).

IRIDIUM: Johnson Matthey US$68 per oz. (Aug. 27, 1996).

IRON ORE: Taconite ore US$72.40 per tonne (Aug. 16, 1996).

MANGANESE: Composite free market US$1,285 per tonne (Aug. 20, 1996).

MOLYBDENUM: Composite free market, US$3.30 per lb. molybdenum in oxide (Aug.

20, 1996).

NIOBIUM: Composite spot ore US$3.00 per lb. niobium pentoxide (Aug. 15, 1996).

OSMIUM: Johnson Matthey US$500 per oz. (Aug. 27, 1996).

RHODIUM: Johnson Matthey US$325 per oz. (Aug. 27, 1996).

TANTALUM: Composite spot ore US$28.75 per lb. tantalum pentoxide (Aug. 15, 1996).

TIN: LME settlement US$6,135 per tonne (Aug. 27, 1996); Straits tin US$6.026 per kg (Aug. 27, 1996)

TUNGSTEN: Composite spot ore US$5,800 per tonne (Aug. 16, 1996).

URANIUM: Uranium Exchange Co. restricted spot price — US$16.40 per lb. U3O8; unrestricted (CIS-origin) spot price — US$15.50 per lb. U3O8 (Aug. 26, 1996).

VANADIUM: Composite free market US$3.04 per lb. vanadium oxide (Aug. 16, 1996).

ZINC: U.S. producer, HG US$0.5063 per lb. (Aug. 27, 1996).