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Nickel, copper, tin prices up
SMH 12:00am 05 Jan 2009 Nickel soared almost 16 per cent on Friday on buying ahead of annual rebalancing by commodity indices, while copper rose and tin jumped more than 8 per cent.
Copper prices bound higher
SMH 12:00am 02 Jan 2009 Copper prices bounded higher by almost 3% Wednesday after China raised the value added tax on a range of metal ore imports, but metals across the board were poised for their largest annual falls on record.
Copper up as China increases import tax
SMH 12:00am 02 Jan 2009 Copper prices bounded higher by almost 3 per cent on Wednesday after China raised the value added tax on a range of metal ore imports.
OZ Minerals' gold, copper resources grow
SMH 12:00am 23 Dec 2008 Debt-laden OZ Minerals has significantly increased its gold and copper resources after new finds in South Australia and Laos.
OZ Minerals' gold and copper resources grow
SMH 12:00am 23 Dec 2008 Debt-laden OZ Minerals increases its gold and copper resources after new finds in South Australia and Laos.
China demands higher copper fees
SMH 12:00am 09 Dec 2008 China, the world's biggest copper consumer, asks BHP Billiton and other mining companies to accept a 74% increase in copper processing fees next year.
New Bougainville Copper PNG mine nears
SMH 12:00am 26 Nov 2008 Bougainville Copper is a step closer to redeveloping its wholly owned Panguna mine on Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea, that has been closed since 1989.
Straits reviews copper mines in NSW, WA
SMH 12:00am 20 Nov 2008 Straits Resources is reviewing the viability of its Tritton copper mine in NSW and Whim Creek copper mine in WA following a sharp plunge in the metal's price.
Copper wire bandits 'boarded train with wheelie bins'
TheAge 12:00am 10 Nov 2008 Three suspected copper wire thieves loaded their loot into wheelie bins before boarding a Melbourne train to make a brazen getaway, police say.
Chinese copper processor says orders down 20%
TheAge 12:00am 29 Oct 2008 Chinlico Luoyang Copper orders have fallen 20% in the past quarter.
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