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Will a dry spell in Chile curb a global oversupply of copper?

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 25, 2015 | 6:34 pm Base Metals Precious Metals Top Companies Europe Latin America Copper Lithium Silver 

A raging seven-year drought affecting copper-rich Chile is making miners grow anxious as the dry spell is now affecting the supply of power necessary to sustain their operations, responsible for around a third of global copper output. Companies such as...

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