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VIDEO: The copper outlook from CESCO

The annual copper industry CESCO week was held in Santiago, Chile, between April 7 and 11.

April 15, 2014
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Base metals Copper
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The annual copper industry CESCO week was held in Santiago, Chile, between April 7 and 11.

Metal Bulletin’s Andrea Hotter and Mark Burton spoke to a few people about their outlook for the red metal for the coming year.

Andrea Hotter 
ahotter@metalbulletin.com
Twitter: @andreahotter

Mark Burton
mburton@metalbulletin.com
Twitter: @mburtonmb

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