OREANDA-NEWS. The official purchase prices at cash calculations on the London Metal Exchange on December 8, 2006 made $2 819 for a ton of aluminium, $6 825 for a ton of copper, $1 761 for a ton of lead, $34 895 for a ton of nickel, $11 040 for a ton of tin, $4 325 for a ton of zinc.

Three-month purchase contracts were made at the price of $2 814 for a ton of aluminium, $6 845 for a ton of copper, $1 731 for a ton of lead, $33 950 for a ton of nickel, $10 925 for a ton of tin, $4 270 for a ton of zinc.