JULHO DE 2003

ALUMINIUM: HG, min. 99.7 %, LME, cash, midday [MB] 1.363,75 1.434,00 1.387,75 $/mt, ex warehouse

BARYTE: Micronised, off white <20 microns, min 99 % BaSO4 [IM] 145,00 145,00 £/mt, delivered consumer UK

BAUXITE: Guyana, refractory grade, min 87% Al2O3 [IM] 165,00 165,00 $/mt, FOB barge US Gulf

BENTONITE: Wyoming, foundry grade, bagged, rail cars [IM] 69,50 69,50 $/mt, ex mine

BISMUTH: Free market,min. 99.99% [MB] 6,39 6,39 6,39 $/kg, in European warehouse

CADMIUM: Free market,min. 99.95% [MB] 1,35 1,49 1,49 $/kg, in European warehouse

CHROMITE: Ferro-Chrome, 6-8%C, basis 60%Cr, max. 1.5%Si [MB] 0,93 0,93 1,01 $/kg Cr, del. Europ. consumers' works

COAL: Mc Closkey Inform.Serv.Ltd,steam coal [VDK] 38,33 43,28 45,62 $/mt SCE, CIF Northern Europe

COBALT: Free market,min. 99.8% [MB] 20,83 22,82 23,48 $/kg, in European warehouse

COPPER: Grade A,min.99.9%,LME,cash, midday [MB] 1.607,50 1.704,75 1.637,75 $/mt, ex warehouse

CRUDE OIL: UK,Brent,Ldn/Rdm,loco [HB] 23,09 27,96 27,93 $/bbl, FOB

FELDSPAR: ceramic grade, 170-200 mesh, (Na) [IM] 74,40 74,40 $/mt, ex works USA

FLUORSPAR: acidspar, chinese, dry base [IM] 151,00 154,00 $/mt, CIF US Gulf Port

GOLD: London,morning, 99.9% fine [MB] 338,95 361,30 348,55 $/troy ounce

GRAPHITE: crystalline large, 94-97 % C, +80 mesh [IM] 660,00 660,00 $/mt, CIF Europe

 IRON ORE: Mt Newman, Fines, 62.3% Fe [MB] 35,00 35,00 35,00 US-Cents/mtu Fe, CFR Rotterdam

 IRON ORE: Mt Newman, Lump, 65% Fe [MB] 42,73 42,73 42,73 US-Cents/mtu Fe, CFR Rotterdam

 IRON ORE: Samarco, BF Pellets, 66.2% Fe [MB] 46,68 46,68 46,68 US-Cents/mtu Fe, FOB

KAOLIN: filler, bulk [IM] 99,20 99,20 $/mt, ex works USA

KAOLIN: paper coating grade [IM] 148,80 148,80 $/mt, ex works USA

KAOLIN: sanitaryware grade, bagged [IM] 77,20 77,20 $/mt, ex works USA

POTASH: standard, bulk [IM] 93,70 93,70 $/mt, FOB Sascatchewan

LEAD: Min. 99.97 %, LME, cash, midday [MB] 458,25 468,00 483,75 $/mt, ex warehouse

LITHIUM: Petalite concentrate,4.2% Li2O, bagged [MB] 212,50 212,50 212,50 $/mt, FOB

MAGNESITE: Greek,raw,max.3.5% SiO2 [IM] 52,50 52,50 $/mt, FOB East Mediterranean

MANGANESE: Metallurg.ore,48-50% Mn, max 0.1% P [MB] 1,99 1,99 1,99 $/mtu Mn, FOB

MANGANESE: Ferro-Manganese, basis 78% Mn, std. 7.5% C [MB] 525,00 525,00 525,00 EURO/mt, del. Europ. consumers' works

MANGANESE: Electrolytic, flake, min. 99.7 % [MB] 975,00 975,00 1.025,00 $/mt, in European warehouse

MERCURY: Free market,min. 99.99% [MB] 175,00 187,50 187,50 $/flask, in European warehouse

MOLYBDENUM: Ferro-Molybdenum,basis 65-70% Mo [MB] 12,65 14,30 13,20 $/kg Mo, del. Europ. consumers' works

MOLYBDENUM:Molybdic oxide,drummed,Free market [MB] 11,24 13,01 12,02 $/kg, in European warehouse

NICKEL: Primary Nickel, min. 99.8%, LME, cash, midday [MB] 8.095,00 9.272,50 8.325,00 $/mt, ex warehouse

PALLADIUM: London, morning, 99.95% [MB] 153,00 186,00 184,00 $/troy ounce

PERLITE: raw, crushed, graded, big bags [IM] 46,00 46,00 $/mt, FOB Turkey

PHOSPHATE: Moroccan, 70-72 % BPL [IM] 46,00 46,00 $/mt, FAS Casablanca

PLATINUM: London, morning, 99.95% [MB] 606,00 638,00 671,00 $/troy ounce

RARE EARTH MINERALS: Bastnaesite conc.,70% REO, leached [IM] 4,96 4,96 $/kg REO, CIF Europe

RARE EARTH: yttria, 99,99 % Y2O3 [IM] 14,50 14,50 $/kg, FOB China

SELENIUM: Free market,min. 99.5% [MB] 8,27 8,27 9,26 $/kg, in European warehouse

SILVER: Metall,LONDON,spot,99.5% fein (US-$)[MB] 4,66 4,50 4,56 $/troy ounce,

TALC: Chinese, normal, 200 mesh [IM] 212,50 212,50 £/mt, ex-store UK

TANTALITE: 25/40% basis 30% Ta2O5, max. 0,5% U3O8+ThO2 [MB] 55,12 55,12 55,12 $/kg Ta2O5, CIF Europe

TIN: Min. 99.85%,LME,cash, midday [MB] 4.687,50 4.777,50 4.575,00 $/mt, ex warehouse

TITANIUM: Ilmenite conc.,bulk,min. 54% TiO2 [MB] 92,50 92,50 92,50 $/mt, FOB Australia

TITANIUM: Rutile conc.,bulk, min. 95% TiO2 [MB] 430,00 430,00 430,00 $/mt, FOB Australia

TITANIUM: Ferro-Titanium,basis 70% Ti, max 4.5% Al [MB] 4,58 4,30 4,10 $/kg Ti, del. Europ. consumers' works

TUNGSTEN: Ore, min. 65% WO3 [MB] 46,00 46,00 46,00 $/mtu WO3, CIF Europe

TUNGSTEN: Ferro-Tungsten,basis 75% W [MB] 6,80 6,70 6,50 $/kg W, in warehouse Rotterdam

VANADIUM, Pentoxid,: Min. 98% V2O5 [MB] 2,65 2,30 1,83 $/kg V2O5, CIF Europe

VANADIUM: Ferro-Vanadium,basis 70-80% [MB] 12,35 10,90 10,10 $/kg V, in warehouse Pittsburgh

ZINC: Special high grade, LME,cash, midday [MB] 767,25 783,00 785,50 $/mt, ex warehouse

ZIRCON: Foundry grade,bulk [MB] 372,50 372,50 372,50 $/mt, FOB Australia

CÂMBIO

(first quotation of month, "Deutsche Bundesbank"):

1 US-Dollar ($): 0,8898 / 0,8568 / 0,8663 €

1 Austral.Dollar (A$): 0,5617 / 0,5585 / 0,5854 €

1 Brit. Pound (£): 1,4290 / 1,3937 / 1,4367 €