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World's top copper miner sees metal at $2 a pound for at least two years

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 02, 2016 | 9:52 am Base Metals Precious Metals Top Companies China Europe Latin America Copper Molybdenum Silver 

Chilean state-owned copper miner Codelco, the world’s top producer of the industrial metal, said Wednesday oversupply is likely to last through this year and next, bringing prices down again to around $2 to $2.10 a pound. After that, chairman Oscar...

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