OREANDA-NEWS. The official purchase prices at cash calculations on the London Metal Exchange on December 5, 2006 made $2 846 for a ton of aluminium, $7 048 for a ton of copper, $1 784 for a ton of lead, $35 150 for a ton of nickel, $10 765 for a ton of tin, $4 599,5 for a ton of zinc.

Three-month purchase contracts were made at the price of $2 842 for a ton of aluminium, $7 070 for a ton of copper, $1 750 for a ton of lead, $34 395 for a ton of nickel, $10 625 for a ton of tin, $4 510 for a ton of zinc.