Monthly Archives: August 2013

Aurubis Cuts Profit Forecast on Europe Copper Demand Drop – Bloomberg.

Freeport warns Indonesia export ban may cut copper output | Reuters.

Record Inflows for Industrial Metals & Energy as China Posts Upside Surprise

Copper Heads for Highest Close Since June Amid Rebound Signals – Bloomberg.

Rio Tinto Alcan to decide on bauxite expansion within next year – FAST NEWS – Mineweb.com Mineweb.

Patent fight could impact half of global rare earth metal supply – INDUSTRIAL METALS / MINERALS – Mineweb.com Mineweb.

China may import more copper due to sulphuric acid build-up – FAST NEWS – Mineweb.com Mineweb.

COLUMN-If aluminium has been rigged, who has benefited? Andy Home – Finance News – London South East.

LME Warehousing Queues: Will the new LME Proposal have an impact?.

Aluminium smelters braced for shutdowns | South China Morning Post.

Illegal mining: Complexity of halting ‘glorified’ trade | Zambia Daily Mail.

EDITORIAL: Industrial policy gone wrong | Editorials | BDlive.

Chinalco Mining Says Copper Prices on Cost Support; Reports Loss in H1 – Shanghai Metals Market.

ThyssenKrupp Reconsiders Plan to Unload Americas Division – WSJ.com.

Glencore Xstrata unit cuts budget for $5.9 billion Philippine mine project – Yahoo! Finance UK.

Iron ore prices too high: Beijing-China Mining.

China’s nonferrous metals sector hurt by excess smelting capacity: NDRC – Metals | Platts News Article & Story.

Iron Ore Gluts Seen Through 2017 on Record Supply: Commodities – Bloomberg.

Gold producers squeezed by rising costs and sliding prices – The Globe and Mail.

Aluminum Stockpiles in Japan Drop to 234,000 Tons in July – Bloomberg.

Copper production rose to 6.92 lakh tonnes in 2012-13: Mines minister Dinsha Patel – The Economic Times.

The great Chinese collateral trade, illustrated | FT Alphaville.

China’s July copper imports rise on stronger yuan, demand from collateralized sector – Metals | Platts News Article & Story.

Hongqiao Speeds Expansion Amid China’s Drive to Cut Capacity – Businessweek.

Exclusive: CFTC subpoenas metals warehousing firm as inquiry heats up | Reuters.

Shanghai zinc premiums steady on tight supply | Metal Bulletin.

China on Track to Overtake India as Gold Consumption Jumps 54% – Bloomberg.

Chinese lead ingot market warms up-Asian Metal.

Chinese cargo ship sets sail for Arctic short-cut – FT.com.

Editorial : Tiwai deal buys time | Stuff.co.nz.

Iron ore price on the move again, China imports hit record high – Proactiveinvestors (AU).

Row over warehousing metals could signal major change for markets – Telegraph.

Russia should consider state aluminium stocks deputy PM – Shanghai Metals Market.