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100,000 tpy copper smelter planned for northwestern China

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 18, 2011 | 5:58 am Base Metals China Copper 

Shanghai-listed Western Mining Co Ltd said it plans to build a 100,000-tonne-per-year copper smelter in the northern western Chinese province of Qinghai, Reuters reported: The cost of the project was estimated at 2.28 billion yuan ($347 million), the company said...

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