China’s largest copper producer, Jiangxi Copper, said its net profit dropped 20.04% in 2014 on declining gross margins amid falling copper prices.

Shanghai copper premiums fell further this week on thin trading and weak short-term expectations for the market.

Most metal brokers point to the years 1999-2001 as the dates when electronic trading of London Metal Exchange contracts began.

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Roger Yuan left his role as a commodity analyst at Goldman Sachs Group Inc and joined Shanghai Chaos Investment Co on Monday March 16, Metal Bulletin understands.

Chilean-based Codelco has confirmed the roasting complex of its Ministro Hales division is still in a “start-up phase”, having not yet reached its full capacity.

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Fifteen years ago there was discontent among members as the London Metal Exchange was getting ready to offer electronic trading of contracts.

At the end of another busy week in the Metal Bulletin newsroom, editor Alex Harrison takes a look back at some of the key stories.

ENRC has sold its 13% stake in Northam Platinum for ZAR2.5 billion ($203 million), the South African platinum producer said on Tuesday March 10.