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Operating rate of Chinese secondary aluminum alloy plants down to 35.90% in January

Posted on February 13, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Operating rate of Chinese secondary aluminum alloy plants down to 35.90% in January

Rare Earth Discovery Puts North Korea on the Map.

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Aluminium financing deals to keep metal locked up in LME -Rio Tinto

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Research specialists unite over rare earth scarcity

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CBA Daily Alert: Base metals lift on Chinese trade data

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Sumitomo approves US$4.6bn Cerro Verde copper mine expansion

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China’s iron ore build a dodgy dash for cash? | MacroBusiness.

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Outokumpu concludes review of thin strip operations in Sweden and Germany

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JOBS: Ferro-Alloy & Minor Metals Trader, New York.

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US 2013 Scrap exports decline to below 20 MMT for the first time since 2007

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PLATTS ANALYSIS: Chinese growth, steel output may slow in 2014

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Apple to name-and-shame suppliers of ‘conflict minerals’

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ICE wipes SMX contracts ahead of Asian launch

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Five ways China’s slowdown will ripple across globe

Posted on February 12, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Five ways China’s slowdown will ripple across globe

Wolf Minerals to start tungsten/tin mine construction.

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Balco stake-sale gets Govt approval

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Five Ways BHP Billiton plc Could Make You Rich

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Credit Curbs Help Fuel Record Chinese Imports From Copper to Ore

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European steel recovery remains fragile, says German industry body

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Cash is king as global miners get set to boost payouts

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USTKE demonstrates against New Caledonia tax bill for SMSP

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CBA Daily Alert: EIA downgrades 2014 oil price forecasts

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China’s nickel ore, pig iron prices to rise further in near term: Macquarie

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Australia’s FMG sells FB fines at wider discount to major customers in Feb

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Iron Ore Imports Rise to Record in China, Swelling Inventories

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OZ Minerals Gets Approaches on $2.7 Bln Copper Project

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EU: Commission clears reacquisition of Acciai Speciali Terni and VDM by ThyssenKrupp

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China’s Jan copper imports surge to record – customs

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Vale Indonesia 2013 nickel output below target

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Norsk Hydro expects higher aluminium price in 2014 -CEO

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Clive Palmer’s Yabulu nickel refinery ‘a Reef risk’, says report

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Analysis – Wall St’s grandfathers of commodities to survive Fed revamp better than others

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China commodities imports hit record highs, though outlook uncertain

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Mt Lyell copper workers on half pay or moved

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Australia: Alcoa ready to join exit queue

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Posterga Peñoles inversión de 300 mdd

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Damstahl Stainless Steel Report  Feb 2014Damstahl Stainless Steel Report  Feb 2014

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Goldman puts ‘for sale’ sign on Iran’s old uranium supplier

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Congo woes signal cobalt’s bull run

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COLUMN-Nyrstar makes the (deferred) bull case for zinc: Andy Home

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