PRODUCER PRICES (July 29, 1996)

ALUMINIUM: LME settlements US$1,462 per tonne (July 23, 1996), alloy US$1,220 per tonne (July 16, 1996).

ANTIMONY: Composite free market, US$2,650 per tonne (July 22, 1996).

BISMUTH: Composite free market US$3.50 per lb. (July 11, 1996).

CADMIUM: Composite free market US$1.00 per lb. (July 11, 1996).

CHROMIUM: Turkish ore, 48% chromium oxide US$150 per tonne (July 11, 1996).

COBALT: Composite free market US$19 per lb. (July 22, 1996).

COPPER: Comex Sept. delivery US$0.9195 per lb. (July 22, 1996).

INDIUM: Indium Corp., ingot, US$330 per kg (July 23, 1996).

IRIDIUM: Johnson Matthey US$65 per oz. (July 22, 1996).

IRON ORE: Taconite ore US$72.40 per tonne (July 11, 1996).

MANGANESE: Composite free market US$1,360 per tonne (July 11, 1996).

MOLYBDENUM: Canadian producer, US$3.45 per lb. molybdenum in oxide (July 15, 1996).

NIOBIUM: Composite spot ore US$3.00 per lb. niobium pentoxide (July 11, 1996).

OSMIUM: Johnson Matthey US$500 per oz. (July 22, 1996).

RHODIUM: Johnson Matthey US$320 per oz. (July 22, 1996).

TANTALUM: Composite spot ore US$28.75 per lb. tantalum pentoxide (July 11, 1996).

TIN: LME settlement US$6,225 per tonne; Straits tin US$6.12 per kg (July 23, 1996).

TUNGSTEN: Composite spot ore US$5,875 per tonne (July 16, 1996).

URANIUM: Uranium Exchange Co. restricted spot price — US$16.60 per lb. U3O8; unrestricted (CIS-origin) spot price — US$14.75 per lb. U3O8 (July 22, 1996).

VANADIUM: Composite free market US$3.05 per lb. vanadium oxide (July 11, 1996).

ZINC: U.S. producer, HG US$0.4879 per lb. (July 23, 1996).