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Base Metals ►  Copper, Aluminium, Zinc, Lead, Tin, Nickel
3 Dec 2008 Nickel  ►  LME metals hit multi-year lows on poor demand prospects
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  Kagara intersects 62m at 3.2% nickel
Kagara Ltd is pleased to announce a further significant nickel intersection from the T4 position at Lounge Lizard. Niton XRF surveying of the intersection in hole LFPD18W3W3W1 has returned 62.00... more 
  Esperance to ship lead, nickel
The state government has over-ruled the Esperance Port Authority, ordering it to continue bulk nickel concentrate shipments next year, while also approving the export of lead stockpiled at the port... more 
  Aluminium at 4-yr low as stocks rise, demand sags
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  Shanghai aluminium hits 15-yr low on demand outlook
Shanghai aluminium fell more than 2 percent to a 15-year low on Wednesday, extending the previous session's limit fall, after a Chinese consultancy said domestic demand growth for the metal would... more 
2 Dec 2008   LME metals down, aluminum lowest since July 2005
Base metals on the London Metal Exchange continued to fall Tuesday as the bleak macro-economic outlook weighed on prices... more 
  Rio has "spectacular" results at U.S. nickel find
Mining group Rio Tinto has had "spectacular" prospecting results at a U.S. nickel deposit and is pushing two other successful projects into pre-feasibility studies, the head of exploration said... more 
  Norilsk Nickel sees steady copper, nickel output for 2009
Russia’s metals giant GMK Norilsk Nickel will slash expenses by 10 percent next year, including through the staff reduction. The company will lower funding of investment projects by 24 percent in... more 
  Rio Tinto and Indonesian regions agree nickel mine conditions
Rio Tinto Group, the world’s third- largest mining company, has reached an agreement with regional administrations in Indonesia for a $2 billion nickel mine, moving closer to a final contract with... more 
  Junior mining house to reorganise
African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) may "reorganise" plans to expand iron ore and nickel mine output in South Africa, without cutting the projects, after prices fell... more 
  Flying Fox output to be 8000 tons of nickel in 2008
The Board of Western Areas is pleased to announce another record month of production at the Flying Fox mine, which is on target to produce 8,000 tonnes nickel in 2008. Spotted Quoll is also on target... more 
  Shanghai copper falls, aluminium limit down, LME slips
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1 Dec 2008   Tati Nickel mine to review operations
The recent fall in global metal prices has forced the world's largest nickel miner, Norilsk Nickel International, to urgently consider an operational review of Tati Nickel Mine operations... more 
  Tin eases on confusion over China stockpile plan
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  Norilsk Nickel output down 0.5%, copper up 1.3% in 9M08
Russia's Norilsk Nickel cut nickel production by 0.5% in January-September 2008 to 218,000 tons on the same period last year, and increased copper production by 1.3% to 316,000 tons, the company said... more 
  BHP to close mines that become unprofitable
BHP Billiton Ltd. Chief Executive Marius Kloppers said Thursday the miner isn't immune to any slowdown in demand for commodities, and he vowed to shut down any mines that become unprofitable as... more 
  AUSTRALIAN MINING: More bad news than good
Not only Canadian mining companies but others around the world are pulling up their socks, postponing projects and conserving cash. The Australian industry is no exception... more 
  Tin leaps 10 pct, Shanghai copper up on stockpile plan
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28 Nov 2008   Copper slides, Japan data highlights bleak outlook
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  Nisshin Steel expands Ni stainless cold rolled flat steel output cut
Nisshin Steel announced on Thursday the firm expands the output reduction of nickel series stainless cold rolled flat steel to more than 40% at Shunan plant in November from original plan while the... more