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Daily Copper Update: Producer, Exchange Prices Come Off

by MetalMiner IndX Reports on May 4, 2012

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A drop of 3.4 percent made the US copper producer grade 102 price the biggest mover of the day on copper markets on May 3, 2012. US copper producer grade 110 prices weakened by 0.7 percent. This marked the fifth day in a row of declining prices and the drop-off has accelerated since April 27, [...]

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Daily Base Metals Prices Roundup – April 17, 2012

by MetalMiner IndX Reports on April 17, 2012

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US Copper Producer Grade 110 Price Moves Down 0.2 Percent US copper producer grade 110 saw a 0.2 percent drop on April 16, 2012, making it the biggest mover of the day. US copper producer grade 102 prices saw a 0.1 percent decline. The cash price of Japanese primary copper flattened at near $8,600 per [...]

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Steel Billet, 304 Stainless Scrap, SHFE Aluminum Prices Fall

by Lisa Reisman on April 12, 2012

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Chinese 304 Stainless Steel Scrap Prices Fall 3.7 Percent Chinese 304 stainless steel scrap saw the biggest price shift of the day in stainless prices, dropping 3.7 percent on April 11, 2012. For the fifth consecutive day, Chinese 304 stainless coil prices held flat near $3,000 per metric ton. Chinese 316 stainless coil prices saw [...]

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US Copper Producer Grade 110 Price Collapses, Gold and Silver Prices Up

by Lisa Reisman on April 12, 2012

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US Copper Producer Grade 110 Price Collapses The price of US copper producer grade 110 saw the biggest price shift of the day, dropping 5.2 percent on April 11, 2012. US copper producer grade 102 prices saw a one percent decline. Following two days of dropping rates, the cash price of Japanese primary copper flattened [...]

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Fuel, Power Costs Pushing Japan to Go Nuclear

by Stuart Burns on April 11, 2012

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Japan is facing an electricity crunch this summer, potentially so severe, that companies such as Komatsu, the world’s No. 2 maker of construction machinery, have said they will move factories overseas if electricity supply isn’t guaranteed. Bloomberg reports that all but one of Japan’s 54 reactors are now offline after the March 11 earthquake and [...]

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Best of MetalMiner Q1 2012 – Rare Earth Metals and Minerals

by Taras Berezowsky on March 23, 2012

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These rare earths look more heavy than light…Source: treehugger.com Rare earth metals are once again the leading contenders for Sexiest Metals Category in the World Award, as news of the world’s heavies — the US, China, the EU and Japan — conducting a war of words through the WTO proliferated the mainstream. So how will [...]

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China’s Rare Earths Export Restrictions in Obama’s Crosshairs – Part One

by Taras Berezowsky on March 14, 2012

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Here we go: China’s the bad guy — again. As if recent economic outlook reports for China’s domestic economy haven’t stirred the pot enough, now the country is dealing with the United States, the European Union and Japan banding together to bring WTO action against its restrictions on rare earth metal exports. The rare earths [...]

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Japan Showing Signs of Tentative Growth

by Stuart Burns on February 20, 2012

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We regularly cover the macroeconomic situations in the major trading blocks — Europe’s debt crisis has added significant weight to the relevance of covering the world’s largest internal market, but even so, events in Europe, North America and India/China have a real impact on both metal demand and risk appetite, two major drivers of metal [...]

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