Traders abandon China’s ‘copper king’ as metals woes spread
More than a dozen employees have left Shanghai-based copper traders affiliated with Chinese conglomerate Amer International Group Co. in the past few weeks.
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Panamanian protesters break into international port used by First Quantum Minerals
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Traders and banks strike deals in Russian metals as taboo fades
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