ARKA News Agency
Oct 14 2005

RA STATE DEPOSITORY PUBLISHES AVERAGE PRICES FOR PRECIOUS METALS,
STONES FOR SEPT 2005

YEREVAN, October 14. /ARKA/. The RA State Depository of Precious
Stones and Metals has published the average prices for noble,
nonferrous, and rare metals and stones on the international market
for September 2005 for the calculations of nature management
payments. The following prices were set: 1gram gold $14.47, silver –
$0.230, platinum – $29.41. The following prices for 1 ton of metals
were set: copper $3,857.4, molybdenum – $76,603.52, lead – $933.07,
zinc – $1,397.52, aluminium $1,839.91, cadmium – $4,796.7, selenium –
$114,537, tellurium $160,000. The prices for gems are: 1kg of agate
$8.81, turquoise $132,16, iridescent obsidian – $17,62, jasper $6,61
($1 = AMD 446.27) P.T. –0-