PRODUCER PRICES (August 19, 1996)

ALUMINIUM: LME settlements US$1,468 per tonne (Aug. 13, 1996), alloy US$1,270 per tonne (Aug. 9, 1996).

ANTIMONY: Composite free market, US$2,800 per tonne (Aug. 12, 1996).

BISMUTH: Composite free market US$3.50 per lb. (Aug. 7, 1996).

CADMIUM: Composite free market US$1.05 per lb. (Aug. 7, 1996).

CHROMIUM: Turkish ore, 48% chromium oxide US$150 per tonne (Aug. 7, 1996).

COBALT: Composite free market US$20.75 per lb. (Aug. 7, 1996).

COPPER: Comex Sept. delivery US$0.9130 per lb. (Aug. 12, 1996).

INDIUM: Indium Corp., ingot, US$315 per kg (Aug. 13, 1996).

IRIDIUM: Johnson Matthey US$68 per oz. (Aug. 12, 1996).

IRON ORE: Taconite ore US$72.40 per tonne (Aug. 7, 1996).

MANGANESE: Composite free market US$1,360 per tonne (Aug. 7, 1996).

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

7, 1996).

NIOBIUM: Composite spot ore US$3.00 per lb. niobium pentoxide (Aug. 7, 1996).

OSMIUM: Johnson Matthey US$500 per oz. (Aug. 12, 1996).

RHODIUM: Johnson Matthey US$320 per oz. (Aug. 12, 1996).

TANTALUM: Composite spot ore US$28.75 per lb. tantalum pentoxide (Aug. 7, 1996).

TIN: LME settlement US$6,080 per tonne (Aug. 13, 1996); Straits tin US$6.07 per kg (Aug. 7, 1996)

TUNGSTEN: Composite spot ore US$5,800 per tonne (Aug. 7, 1996).

URANIUM: Uranium Exchange Co. restricted spot price — US$16.50 per lb.

U3O8; unrestricted (CIS-origin) spot price — US$15.50 per lb. U3O8 (Aug.

12, 1996).

VANADIUM: Composite free market US$3.04 per lb. vanadium oxide (Aug. 7, 1996).

ZINC: U.S. producer, HG US$0.5090 per lb. (Aug. 13, 1996).