Miners gather in copper capital facing ‘another world’ of tumult
The last time the copper industry gathered in Santiago, prices were below $3/lb amid concerns over a slowdown in Chinese demand.
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Spanish Mountain’s initial project description receives BC, federal agency acceptance
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Rusal can’t access alumina from Australia JV as pressure builds
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Polymetal studying possibility of Kazakh mines demerger
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Codelco may partly privatize some assets, executive says
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Bullion groups launch gold bar database to thwart fraud
The scheme aims to exclude gold linked to violence and crime from the mainstream market.