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China will buy more iron ore in coming months

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Silver to remain in decline as investment demand wanes – CPM

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30%-50% of junior miners not expected to survive—BCSC report

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Change is in the air, promises London Metal Exchange chief

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China aiming for ‘de-Americanised world’ with renminbi replacing dollar

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Vedanta Aluminium aims to triple capacity despite Indian alumina shortage

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Nickel glut extends to fourth year on China supply

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Zimbabwe Needs $5.3 Billion Investment for Platinum

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Australia Straits Resources produces record 7,255 mt copper in Jul-Sep

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Colombian ferronickel shipments rebounded in August: agency

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Expect weak earnings from miners — and a glimmer of hope

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Eramet plans more savings as nickel stays weak

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African Copper 2q copper in concentrate production declines

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Austrian wire rolling mill going ahead

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Alcoa attacks ‘short-sighted and misguided’ LME

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Breakthrough in Mongolian copper border snag

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Indonesia expects deal on Inalum acquisition next week

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Bosnia government mediates to help Aluminij avoid closure

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Morgan Stanley commodity revenues up ‘modestly’ as bank waits on Fed

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Pricing pressures to persist on low US building demand: Insteel

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Novelis maintains recycled content targets despite scrap tightness: Palmieri

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China will outweigh rest of world for base metals demand by 2017: WoodMac

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VIDEO: Metal versus intermediates – the cobalt conundrum

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China reverses first-half slowdown – FT.com

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CRU successfully completes unique third-party audit of its US Midwest steel price indices.

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CHINA FERROCHROME: Buyers hold out for lower import prices

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China’s iron ore futures trade briskly on debut

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COLUMN-Zinc: why the stocks don’t work any more: Andy Home

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Japan September copper cable sales rise 3.8 pct yr/yr

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Chile boost helps Anglo post record Q3 copper output

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http://www.insidermedia.com/insider/yorkshire/100778-

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http://goo.gl/gEGflg

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http://m.miningweekly.com/article/perkoa-ships-its-first-zinc-2013-10-17

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Critical metals — Critical insight: how the technology metals may be the best window into economic trends

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Cold Rolled Steel JV Starts in South Vietnam

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Gold, Trust & Independence, Part 2.

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Gold, Trust & Independence, Part I.

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China to restructure steel industry in Shandong, Hebei and Liaoning.

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US steel mill shipments increase in August.

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Vale prepares to start new Carajas Additional project.

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