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Chinese scrap imports during July plummeted 31% y-o-y,1 | ScrapMonster.com.

Abolishment of scrap licensing system by China may have narrow price impact,1 | ScrapMonster.com.

Uranium Price Headed for $50 in 2014, Taking Stocks Higher: Rob Chang | Resource Investing News.

Russia to invest $1 bln in rare earths to cut dependence on China | Reuters.

COLUMN-Pan Pacific officially opens copper “mating season”: Home – Yahoo! Finance UK.

Iron ore inventory at Chinese ports indicates minor decline.

Shipping Rates Seen at 2010 High on Record Ore to China, Dry Bulk Market, Shipping News, Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide, Online Daily Newspaper on Hellenic and International Shipping.

Average Operating Rate at Copper Wire Rod Producers Down Slightly – Shanghai Metals Market.

Glencore Sees Chinese Bidders Competing for $5 Billion Mine-China Mining.

Aluminum Buyers in Japan Said to Win Lower Fees From Suppliers – Bloomberg.

Goldman Expects Negative Return on Commodity Index in 12 Months – Bloomberg.

Navigating challenging markets:Alcoa CEO[1]|chinadaily.com.cn.

Insight: Changing China set to shake world economy, again | Reuters.

China Boosts Tin Ore Imports From Burma as Indonesian Supply Dries Up | The Irrawaddy Magazine.

Timah Earmarks Rp3t to Buy Tin from Small Producers – The Jakarta Globe.

Slack buying season, lower interest rate trim China’s August copper imports – Metals | Platts News Article & Story.

North European steel mills confident about new hot-rolled coil offer levels – Metals | Platts News Article & Story.

Indian miner NMDC leaves domestic iron ore contract prices unchanged for Sep – Metals | Platts News Article & Story.

Zinc facing structural deficit as demand outstrips supply: Glencore – Metals | Platts News Article & Story.

Shipping Rates Seen at 2010 High on Record Ore to China: Freight – Bloomberg.

Aluminium premiums, queues fall as warehouse action expected | Reuters.

Low prices take toll on Cuban nickel revenues | Reuters.

Chile grants permit for Glencore/Origin hydroelectric dam | Reuters.

UPDATE 1-U.S. aluminum users slam LME’s plan to solve warehousing crisis | Reuters.

Beverage Makers Criticize Proposed LME Rules – WSJ.com.

EyN: Cesco ve situación “más balanceada” en mercado cobre por menor aumento oferta.

POSCO to Run Russian Steel Company on Consignment | Korea IT Times.

China to help S.Sudan develop mining, in talks on development loan-China Mining.

Japanese neodymium metal offers on the increase-Asian Metal.

EUROFER: Commission decision on EU ETS further increases unilateral cost burden for EU industry

NBS: China’s value-added industrial output up 10.4% in August.

France’s metal industry output up 1.3% in July from June.

Prices, Quotas and Smugglers: Making Sense of Rare Earths in China | Resource Investing News.

Shanghai Metals Market: SMM Rare Earth Weekly Survey: Prices for Several Products Down on Anemic Demand (2-6 Sept. 2013).