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Mining for copper just got a lot cheaper

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 24, 2015 | 5:00 am Base Metals Precious Metals Top Companies Africa Australia Europe Latin America Copper Gold Silver 

[caption id="attachment_821052" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Escondida mine, in Chile, is the world's largest copper-producing mine.[/caption] The times in which copper miners had to choose between cutting production and sustaining losses seem to be over, as a new study shows the costs...

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