PRODUCER & DEALER PRICES (November 02, 1998)

Aluminium: LME settlements US$1,263.50, alloy US$1,085 per tonne (Oct. 27/98).

Antimony: Representative mid-market US$1,250 per tonne (Oct. 27/98).

Bismuth: Representative mid-market US$3.25 per lb. (Oct. 27/98).

Cadmium: Representative mid-market US$0.22 per lb. (Oct. 27/98).

Chromium: Not available.

Cobalt: Recent physical trades US$16.50-17.50 per lb. (Oct. 27/98).

Copper: Comex Dec. delivery US$0.7135 per lb. (Oct. 27/98).

Indium: Indium Corp., ingot, US$275 per kg (Oct. 27/98).

Iridium: Representative mid-market US$400 per oz. (Oct. 27/98).

Magnesium: Producer ingot US$1.80 per lb. (Oct. 27/98).

Manganese: Representative mid-market US$1,040 per tonne (Oct. 27/98).

Molybdenum: Recent physical trades US$2.40-2.60 per lb. molybdenum in oxide (Oct. 27/98).

Niobium: Composite spot ore US$3.00 per lb. Nb2O5 (Oct. 27/98).

Osmium: Representative mid-market US$400 per oz. (Oct. 27/98).

Rhodium: Representative mid-market US$640 per oz. (Oct. 27/98).

Silver: Handy & Harman, New York US$5.015, Toronto $7.941 per oz. (Oct. 27/98).

Tantalum: Spot ore mid-market US$32.00 per lb. Ta2O5 (Oct. 27/98).

Tin: Kuala Lumpur tin market US$5.370 per kg (Oct. 27/98).

Titanium: Recent physical trades of TiO2 concentrate US$570-620 per tonne (Oct. 27/98).

Tungsten: Composite spot ore US$4,300 per tonne WO3 (Oct. 27/98).

Uranium: Uranium Exchange Co. restricted spot price — US$9.25 per lb. U3O8; former Soviet republics — US$8.75 per lb. U3O8 (Oct. 26/98).

Vanadium: Recent physical trades US$3.95-4.20 per lb. V2O5 (Oct. 27/98).

Zinc: Composite free market, special high grade US$0.475 per lb. (Oct. 27/98).