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Base Metals Rise on China Manufacturing - TheStreet.com

2010-09-01
Reuters AfricaBase Metals Rise on China ManufacturingTheStreet.comSumitomo Metal Mining, Japan's second-biggest smelter, said that its copper production will fall almost 10% below capacity as copper ore mined from Chile to ...Copper Trades Near Four-Month High After U.S., China Manufacturing DataBloombergChina, India growth lifts base metalsCommodity OnlineAgeing mines hit copper supplyCommodity OnlineTheStreet.comall 165 news articles »

After 10 good years, gold has not lost its lustre - Sydney Morning Herald

2010-09-05
After 10 good years, gold has not lost its lustreSydney Morning HeraldTHERE is a bit of a buzz surrounding Prosperity Resources (ASX: PSP) on the strength of the big-time potential of its gold-copper exploration efforts in ...and more »

Copper prices jump on improved manufacturing - The Associated Press

2010-09-01
TheBull.com.auCopper prices jump on improved manufacturingThe Associated PressThe survey is based on responses from production managers at about 350 companies, including manufacturers of a variety of consumer products. Copper is used ...No relief in sight for copper smeltersistockAnalyst.com (press release)Copper Comment 2nd Sep 2010Market Movesall 132 news articles »

Three ETFs to Play High Copper Prices - TheStreet.com

2010-09-01
Three ETFs to Play High Copper PricesTheStreet.comiShares MSCI Chile Index, which offers exposure to Chile, which accounts for nearly one-third of global copper production. When investing in these equities ...Three ETFs To Play Copper's Expected RiseDaily MarketsStocks, Copper Rise as China Production Rebounds; Franc WeakensSan Francisco Chronicleall 37 news articles »

Jiangxi Copper Says Smelters May Cut Production as Processing Fees Decline - Bloomberg

2010-08-25
Jiangxi Copper Says Smelters May Cut Production as Processing Fees DeclineBloombergBy Bloomberg News - Thu Aug 26 02:25:16 GMT 2010 Jiangxi Copper Co., China's biggest producer of the metal, said domestic smelters may cut production as ...Jiangxi Copper's First-Half Profit Rises 77% as Prices of Metals IncreaseBloombergJiangxi Copper to Raise $1 Billion to Fund MinesBusinessWeekall 25 news articles »

AgriBank, Jiangxi Copper, Shenzhen Bank: China Equity Preview - San Francisco Chronicle

2010-09-02
Telegraph.co.ukAgriBank, Jiangxi Copper, Shenzhen Bank: China Equity PreviewSan Francisco Chronicle(000418 CH): The washing machine maker said it plans to invest 740 million yuan to build a production site in Guangzhou. The production site is expected to ...China Stocks Advance for First Time in Three Days After US Factory DataBloombergBarchart US Morning CallInside Futuresall 742 news articles »

* Codelco wants to shed staff to boost competitiveness - Reuters

2010-09-04
* Codelco wants to shed staff to boost competitivenessReutersSANTIAGO, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Chile's Codelco, the world's No.1 copper producer, will offer up to 15 percent of its workforce retirement in a bid to shed as ...Chile Codelco seeks to retire up to 3000 staffFOXBusinessall 4 news articles »

Vale Fails to Buy Paranapanema After Raising Offer - BusinessWeek

2010-09-01
Vale Fails to Buy Paranapanema After Raising OfferBusinessWeekVale, which has an annual copper production capacity of 300000 tons, is seeking to acquire Paranapanema to challenge rivals such as Xstrata Plc and Anglo ...Vale Offer Fails for Metals FirmWall Street Journalall 23 news articles »

Phoenix starts copper production at S Australia mine

2010-08-31
ASX-listed Phoenix Copper has started first production at its Mountain of Light copper project, in South Australia, ahead of schedule, it reported on Tuesday. The initial output at the Mountain of Light project was the beginning of a ...

The East Is Green: China's Focus On High Tech Raw Materials For ...

2010-08-26
Yet China used in 2009 just short of 6 million tons of copper, nearly 40% of 2009's total world supply of that metal. This amount used in China, 6 million tons, is one and one-half times the total annual copper production of copper by ...

Peru and Xstrata sign 4.2 billion USD deal to develop copper mine ...

2010-09-02
He added the deal will help keep Peru among the world's top copper producers and boost its development. It is currently second to Chile in copper production. Xstrata Copper chief executive Charlie Sartain said the company won the rights ...

China and Copper

2010-08-31
The declining rate of production at the world's largest copper mine, Escondida. BHP Billiton forecasts a 5 to 10 percent production cut at the mine this year due to lower ore grades – Bart Melek, Global Commodity Strategist with BMO ...

U.S. and Europe may soon be irrelevant in copper equation

2010-09-02
On August 24th 2010 The International Copper Study Group (ICSG) released preliminary data which showed world copper production fell short of refined usage by 190000 tons in the first five months of 2010. ...

Nissan Copper set to commence trial production at its Khanvel ...

2010-08-23
Nissan Copper - TipsNissan Copper - Price DetailsNissan Copper - Technical AnalysisNissan Copper is all set to commence trial partial production of first.

Platinum today: Nokomis could become 'one of the world's largest ...

2010-08-04
In addition, it is believed to offer 2.43 billion lb of nickel and 7.75 billion lb of copper, meaning it could become one of the largest copper-nickel-pgm mines in the world. Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty has expressed his excitement ...

ETF DAILY NEWS » Three ETFs To Play Copper's Expected Rise (JJC ...

2010-09-01
iShares MSCI Chile Index (NYSE:ECH), which offers single country exposure to the a country which accounts nearly one-third of copper's global production. When investing in these equities it is equally important to consider the inherent ...