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Indonesian govt officials meet copper execs, hopes for quick deal

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Iron ore hopium persists | MacroBusiness.

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BHP, China smelter agree lower TC/RCs for copper concentrate in H2

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Aluminium pledged as much as eight times in Qingdao, sources say

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Output at Horsehead zinc smelter on track

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Aluminum Prices Get a Boost.

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Copper ETFs Blemished After Chinese Investigation

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Iron ore 2014 forecast slashed to $105/dmt on supply shift: Morgan Stanley

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China Port Probe Seen by BofA Unlikely to ‘Break’ Copper

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COLUMN-Alloy turbulence may be a sign of what awaits aluminium: Andy Home

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Freeport, Newmont CEOs in Indonesia in bid to break export tax deadlock

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MEPS Forecasts an Autumn Upturn for EU Steel Prices

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All Change in the Stainless Steel Recycling Market

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Ghana asks Volta Aluminum to cut power for World Cup

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CHART: China construction vs copper price – something’s gotta give

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High electricity prices could harm Slovak steel industry: experts

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SRB Said Checking Copper Purchases Amid Probe

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Higher platinum price may be needed to mobilize stock to market: HSBC

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CHINA COPPER: CIF import premiums slip further in cautious trade

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Turkish domestic ferrous scrap prices sink to $360/mt

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Indonesia ban on nickel exports keeps market supported: analyst

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Iron Ore Price Forecast Cut by Morgan Stanley on Supply

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Solomon Islands nickel ore legal fight nears decision

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Copper market on alert for LME inventory influx amid China probe

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Benchmark Riggers to Face Jail in Planned UK Law Shift

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Qingdao Incident – Where Has All The Metal Gone? – Lord Copper.

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Tight Lead Concs Supply Still a Drag on China’s Primary Lead Production

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Middle East aluminium scrap market ‘at nascent stage’

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BIR World Recycling Convention: Optimism in the ferrous sector

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China smelters’ imported spot zinc TCs rise 5% on month in June to $140-155/mt

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Bank of China goes tough on iron ore credits

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China-fuelled mining boom a double edged sword for Queensland

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Shrouding China’s gold trade, more imports go under radar

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Glencore: Rising nickel prices makes it ripe to mine Loma Miranda

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South Africa more competitive than China in ferrochrome: IFL

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Platts China Steel Sentiment Index Suggests Minimal Demand Growth in June

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Gold Price Benchmark Open to Manipulation-London Metal Exchange CEO

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Daily iron ore price Vale record | MacroBusiness.

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World Bank Cuts Global Growth Forecast After ‘Bumpy’ 2014 Start

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COLUMN-A quarter million reasons to be bullish on aluminium: Andy Home

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