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Decreasing prices with few deals in Chinese selenium market

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Zinc stocks leap in New Orleans on financing deal sources

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Latin American Steel Industry leaders concerned by lack of industrialization

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Congo Rail Seeks to Link Copper Mines to Angola’s Lobito Port

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Wood Mackenzie via Zinc could be rising star of base metals market – Wood Mackenzie

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Copper disruptions hit decade low

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Nickel market in 108,200 T surplus in Jan Aug 13 – INSG

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Zinc price outlook more compelling than other base metals – Trevali CEO

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Strong steel outlook to support iron ore demand – BHP Billiton

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Steel demand and prices predicted to grow globally in next three years

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Rebar Rises for First Time in Three Days on China Capacity Cuts

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Many Turkish steel mills shut down for Eid holidays

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Ormet gets bankruptcy plan filing extension

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US West Coast ferrous scrap export prices rise again

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Gold Slumping to Four-Year Low, Say Forecasters

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Record Copper Output in China Seen by Antaike on Smelter Fees

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China avg daily steel output slips in early Oct – CISA

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China copper smelters lower expectations of 2014 TC RCs

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TABLE-Kazakhstan Jan-Sept copper, gold output rises, steel falls

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China’s Shandong Nanshan to set up $5 bln aluminium complex in Indonesia

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Alcoa says output suspended at part of Saudi smelter

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Freeport Indonesia may miss copper, gold production target this year

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Crunch time for commodity managers as fundamentals return

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Dalian Commodity Exchange: Iron Ore Futures Contract To Be Listed On October 18

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Average Operating Rate at Chinese Copper Wire Rod Producers Holds Steady in September

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Copper market will see 450,000-tonne surplus in 2014 – IWCC

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DR Congo Copper Production Rises Despite Electricity Constraints

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Nalco’s alumina exports in rise by 50% the first half

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Norilsk Nickel creates new nickel production technology

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Iron ore inventory at Chinese ports indicates increase.

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Copper prices around $7,000 may be “fair value” for 2013-14: Bank of America Merrill Lynch

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China’s Power Rate Cuts Pose Downside Pressure on Aluminium Prices.

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Rio Tinto and the changing copper supply landscape: Andy Home

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US steel sheet pricing breaks out of doldrums, gains reported

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Slowing China grid spending could mean weaker copper demand: Barclays

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September US aluminum shipments rise 8.2% year on year, inventories fall: MSCI

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Mount Gibson Jul-Sep iron ore shipments up 48% on year at 2.6 mil mt

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Iron Ore Prices Seen by UBS at Risk of Declining on Steel Output

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UK watchdog checks on commodity warehouses, prepares for EU abuse rules

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LME’s Chinese warehouse dream is some way off -CEO

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