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African Minerals, London Mining and the fall of Sierra Leone’s iron ore sector

What a difference a year makes.

March 11, 2015
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ENRC sells Northam Platinum stake for $203m

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.

March 10, 2015
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LME OFFICIALS: Copper price rally erased after overnight sell-off

Copper prices traded back towards $5,700 per tonne on the London Metal Exchange on Tuesday March 10, as gains made at the start of the week were erased in an overnight sell-off.

March 10, 2015
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Caravel, Gunvor, H&C S Holdings first to trade SGX 58% iron ore derivatives

Caravel Metallurgical, Gunvor and H&C S Holdings were the trading companies involved on the launch day of the Singapore Exchange's 58% Fe iron ore derivatives contracts on Monday March 9.

March 10, 2015
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Iron ore cost curve set to flatten, BHP Billiton says

BHP Billiton is expecting the cost curve of iron ore to flatten as low-cost seaborne supply replaces high-cost materials.

March 10, 2015
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Trade bodies in stand-off over quality of China steel imports into EU

The international body for steel traders and the UK’s own steel industry trade organisation are in dispute over the quality of Chinese steel imports arriving in Europe.

March 9, 2015
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SGX 58% Fe iron ore derivatives see active launch day

The Singapore Exchange (SGX) has seen an active launch day on Monday March 9 for the latest addition to its iron ore derivatives portfolio.

March 9, 2015
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Delong shuts down blast furnace for 3-month maintenance

Singapore-listed steelmaker Delong Holdings is shutting down one of the three blast furnaces at its wholly-owned subsidiary Delong Steel in China for almost three months.

March 9, 2015
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WEEK IN BRIEF: LME load-out rates; aluminium premiums; copper stocks; FeCr benchmark; Glencore

At the end of another busy week in the Metal Bulletin newsrooms, deputy editor Fleur Ritzema takes a look back at some of the key stories.

March 6, 2015
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SURVEY: Your views on video

The editorial team at Metal Bulletin is conducting a short survey to collect information on how you consume news content, both on our site and across other platforms.

March 6, 2015
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Argentine grain receivers resume direct actions as salary talks fail

The union representing Argentina’s grain receivers, Urgara, has announced that they will resume direct industrial action after…

November 9, 2020

By: Juan Pedro Tomas

EUROPE HRC WRAP: Limited availability, long lead times drive domestic prices up

Domestic prices for steel hot-rolled coil increased in Northern Europe in the week to Friday November 6, due to good order books at European mills amid long lead times and limited offers for imported coil.

November 9, 2020

By: Maria Tanatar

Japan’s Mitsui to sell stake in Caserones copper mine in Chile

Mitsui is to sell all of its 22.63% stake in Chile’s Caserones copper mine, after posting a capital loss of more than ¥7 billion ($67.5 million), the Japanese company said on Monday November 9.

November 9, 2020

By: Julian Luk

MORNING VIEW: Base metals prices mainly higher on weaker dollar as Joe Biden becomes president-elect

Base metals prices on both the London Metal Exchange and Shanghai Futures Exchange were mainly stronger this morning, Monday November 9, after markets reacted positively to Joe Biden winning the US presidential election and the resulting weaker dollar.

November 9, 2020

By: William Adams

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