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COLUMN-Goro nickel project is not just Vale’s problem now: Andy Home

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Chinese Nickel imports decline by 3.9 MT during Jan-Apr

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Eyes on China as steel needs ease

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Boost for ferro-alloys after Hebei Steel raises monthly price

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China Steel cuts product prices on slow demand

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South Korea consumes more steel per capita than both China and Japan. A lot more.

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Average Operating Rate at China’s Copper Smelters Up to 89.41% in Apr

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Global Nickel market surplus dropped over 50% over the year in March: INSG

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2014 World Ni Production Anticipated to Be Down for First Time in 4 Years

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Aluminium: Don’t forget Iran

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Rio Tinto to cut up to 300 jobs at Mongolia copper mine

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China aluminum import premiums firm as Europe, US, Japan levels remain high

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Base metals capped by end of golden era in Chinese property market

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Spot iron ore at 20-month low as supply smothers.

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Russian steel beam imports poised to skyrocket

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Export interest may boost US zorba prices

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How much is going clean costing China?.

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China restarting idle aluminium capacity as prices rebound.

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Aluminium producers seek record premium of $405-410 from Japan buyers

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BlackRock CEO says leveraged ETFs could ‘blow up’ whole industry

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Spanish steel production falls 9% on year in April: UNESID

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China’s Property Slump Worsens

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ВЕДОМОСТИ – Никель и медь освободили от пошлин.

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Are Precious Metal ETFs Dead In The Water?

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Hyundai Steel Buys Japanese H2 and Shindachi Scraps

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Daily iron ore price update (steel peaks) | MacroBusiness.

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VIDEO: What next for the iron ore market? | Steel First

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Aluminium overcapacity reform resistance

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Kazakhstan improves carbon independence for domestic aluminium smelter gradually

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Guizhou smelters face different fates | Black China Blog.

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China steel, iron ore futures edge up despite demand concerns

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LME Mo Inventory Continues to Be at Low Level of 60 Tons

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Vale’s New Caledonia nickel plant under siege, up to $30m in damage

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QCG Seeks 2015 Restart for Avebury Nickel Mine at Higher Output

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China to shut additional 15 mil mt/year outdated steel capacity before end-2015

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World April unwrought aluminum stocks increase to 1.355 mil mt: IAI

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Gerdau studies logistic investments for Brazil iron ore expansion

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Iron ore prices unlikely to rise as supply overwhelms-China’s NDRC

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Rusal’s Q3 MJP premium offer at $405/t

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China’s rare earth exports up 66% in Jan-Apr

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