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China produced 12,934 tonnes of tungsten concentrate in November, down 16.2% from October, according to the national statistics bureau.
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Copper futures prices in Shanghai began the week with a fall, dropping 0.5% amid generally weak sentiment in Asian financial markets.
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China’s customs authorities lowered export floor price by $100 to $3,150 per tonne because a sharp fall in overseas orders hurt businesses of domestic producers
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China’s spot lead prices fell 2.2% in the last week, as downstream demand looked certain to remain weak into next year.
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Union employees at Héroux-Devtek Inc.’s Laval, Québec, facility have approved a new three-year labor contract.
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John Correnti won’t be coming to Stanly County, N.C., after a plan fell through late Thursday to bring start-up Clean Tech Silicon & Bar LLC to a brownfield site owned by Alcoa Inc. in Badin.
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U.S. ferrosilicon prices have come under further pressure as increased imports from a European producer have spurred competition in an already tough environment, market participants told AMM.
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Hussey Copper Corp. has settled its complaint against Metal Management Pittsburgh Inc., a subsidiary of Sims Metal Management Ltd., with Sims agreeing to return nearly $840,000, according to documents filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware.
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The National Defense Authorization Act headed to the President’s desk includes two amendments that could boost domestic reserves of rare earths.
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Gécamines ceo Kalej Nkand made three clear points in his interview with Metal Bulletin on December 15 as he talked about the Democratic Republic of Congo's plans for the future, and dissatisfaction with the current state of affairs.
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Domestic ferromolybdenum prices have strengthened as prompt material remains in tight supply, market participants told AMM.
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Hussey Copper Corp. owner Patriarch Partners LLC appointed Joe Mallak as the company’s new chief executive officer.
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Low-grade cobalt prices edged down on Friday December 16 as metal sellers competed to conclude relatively thin spot enquiries.
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U.S. low-carbon ferrochrome prices have weakened as traders are said to be unwinding positions before year-end, market participants told AMM.
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Copper prices made moderate gains in official trading on the London Metal Exchange on Friday but remained on course to record weekly losses after a correction that began on Tuesday.
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Entreprise Generale Malta Forrest (EGMF) has rejected claims that the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Gecamines has “fully paid for” a 60% stake in a disputed copper and cobalt producer in Katanga.
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Analyst Ed Meir looks at what is moving the metals markets on Friday.
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Benchmark copper treatment and refining charges (TC/RCs) for 2012 have effectively been set after Aurubis achieved the same terms concluded by Freeport-McMoran last month.
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Base metals analyst Robin Bhar will join Société Générale in February following Crédit Agricole’s decision to wind down its commodities trading business, sources told Metal Bulletin.
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The London Metal Exchange has started to send out non-disclosure agreements to more than ten potential bidders, a spokesman for the exchange said.
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Copper prices started the European morning higher on Friday on the London Metal Exchange amid bouts of opportunistic trade buying, but nervousness persisted ahead of the weekend.
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Shanghai Futures Exchange copper settled the week 5.8% lower on lingering European debt woes.
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China’s antimony prices continued to slide amid a quiet market, with scant buying activity ahead of the year-end.
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Spot zinc prices in China fell by 5.1% in the past week, as supplies rose amid weak local demand ahead of the year end.