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Fake Invoice Doubts Revived as China Trade Skyrockets

First Quantum says Zambia royalty hike will hit investment, jobs

Why foreign analysts don’t understand China

Indonesia mulls tin output limits, export quotas: govt official

China’s Weihai port rejects off-spec copper concentrates from Ecuador

Freeport Indonesia has green light to resume open-pit mining -govt

China steel now as cheap as cabbage, weighing on global price

Platts Australian alumina prices slip 50 cents as SHFE aluminum plunge continues

China Nickel Depletion Fuels LME Stockpile Growth, Norilsk Says

China trade data eases slowdown fears, more stimulus may still be needed

Codelco keeps 2015 copper costs flat at $112/T for Europe – sources

Competition is here to stay for iron ore

China Copper Ore Imports Jump to Record as Smelters Boost Demand

Asian silicon spot prices in wider ranges as market awaits direction

Brazil’s ferroalloy exports down 25.9% in September: MDIC

Excess supply pushes molybdenum oxide toward five-year low

Vale s mega iron ore carrier allowed at China port after deals

China considers fund to help some recycled lead producers -sources

Aluminum Costs Seen Rising More Even After LME Wins Case

Platts China Steel Sentiment Index Falls to Lowest Level since January

Alcoa sees smaller aluminum market deficit on China smelter restarts

Aurubis ups copper cathode premium by $5 to $110/T for 2015

Foiled again | Black China Blog.

China’s exports of aluminium | Black China Blog.

China’s Economy Just Overtook The U.S. In One Key Measure.