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Copper hit as banks cut import financing

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Chinese ferromolybdenum market drops further

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Indonesia bauxite owners prudent in investing alumina refineries

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Markets watching to see why copper getting scorched.

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U.S. scrap copper trade fears defaults from China

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More tin products among Indonesian exports

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Indonesian navy seizes tin shipment

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Japanese ferrous scrap prices dip in monthly auction to $299.50/mt FAS

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China’s Feb refined copper imports fall 29% on month, rise 27% on year

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US steel sheet increase talk on the rise

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Drop in iron ore prices not impacting contracts: Rio Tinto

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Rising Chrome-Ore Demand Pressures Zimbabwe to Lift Export Ban

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China Steel Mills Slide as Credit Squeeze, Iron Ore Panic Grips

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Australian state rejects Glencore bauxite mine bid

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Small, high-cost iron ore miners face year of reckoning

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Chinese bond default shakes global copper market

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German aluminium industry optimistic for 2014.

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China firms to increase overseas metals futures trade – sources

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COLUMN-China sneezes, copper and iron ore swoon: Andy Home

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SGX sees record number of iron ore derivatives traded

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Metdist appoints Dentoom as senior adviser to expand LME business

Metdist appoints Dentoom as senior adviser to expand LME business

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Knights Templar cartel leader killed again in Mexican iron ore raid

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China’s spot Copper premiums may decline further to $100 a ton

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Muted PDAC might not have been a bad thing

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BHP iron ore chief says sees $80 iron price too low

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Copper cathode stocks at China SHFE warehouses rise for 8th week

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North American February aluminum mill order index down 7.1 from January

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Iron Ore’s Bear Market Deepens on Demand Concern in China

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BHP seeks to sell West Africa iron-ore assets

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AIS Capital Management Files Class-Action Suit Against Gold-Fix Banks

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Lower iron ore prices here to stay – Citi

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Freeport Indonesia cuts output by about 60 pct -union official

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China s Jiangxi Copper says no shipments cancelled despite price drop

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Mining shares hit by iron ore tumble

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Unfair to paint China as a colonialist in Africa

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Copper Premiums May Bottom Out at $100 as Yuan Two way Trading Curbs Financing Demand

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Tesla’s Lithium-Ion “Gigafactory” to Reduce Battery Costs by More than 30%

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China’s Hebei province to shut more steel capacity if conditions allow

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Chinese steel mills’ purchasing price for ferromolybdenum decreases further

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Chinese suppliers reluctant to sell lead ingot

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