In Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, a labor dispute at Kazakhmys was swiftly resolved within 3 days after the management agreed to satisfy miners demands for higher pay and better working conditions. However, the long term problems of the single industry town of Zhezkazgan in the central Kazakhstan region of Karaganda, where copper deposits are depleting will require [...]

The findings, published May 9 as an online-first paper in Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics, describe how the copper transporter works as a biochemical pump to seize copper atoms outside of a cell and whisks the atoms through the otherwise impervious cell membrane into the cell cytoplasm. The same pump transports the platinum-containing drug cisplatin into [...]

NEW DELHI: Supported by a pick-up in industrial demand and a firming trend overseas, copper and lead strengthened on the non-ferrous metals market today with prices rising up to Rs 5 per kg. However, nickel traded slightly lower for want of buying support. Marketmen said trading sentiments turned slightly better on the back of pick-up [...]

Greek political uncertainty rattles nerves * Traders say China exports 110,000 T of refined copper * Coming up: U.S. weekly jobless claims at 1230 GMT By Harpreet Bhal LONDON, May 17 (Reuters) – Copper rebounded on Thursday following hefty losses in the previous session that dragged prices to four-month lows, but gains were fragile as [...]

PARIS — France’s new Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici Thursday said the government’s primary task will be reducing debt and the deficit. “We are convinced that public debt is an enemy for the country,” Moscovici said at the handover of power from former finance minister Francois Baroin and budget minister Valerie Pecresse. “Our task will be [...]

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Broking firm SMC Global gave following outlook on bullion, base metals and energy segment: Bullions: Gold futures along with silver can open in negative path tracking subdued opening in international markets. Gold June contract can trade in range of 28,450-28,650 and silver can also trade in range of 55,000-56,500 in near term. Gold edged lower [...]

GEPL Capital has come out with its report on bullions, base-metals and energy updates. Bullions Gold declined for a second day, dropping with equities and other commodities, as renewed concern that Europe’s debt crisis is worsening boosted the dollar. Spot gold lost as much as 0.5 percent to a one-week low of $1,649.32 an ounce, [...]

0 inShare SANTIAGO: Mining group Anglo American sees its copper output jumping this year as its disputed Los Bronces mine in Chile gears up, while a chronically undersupplied and volatile market will briefly tilt into surplus next year, a top executive said. Copper demand will expand a robust 5 to 6 per cent this year [...]

NEW YORK (Dow Jones)–Copper futures end near unchanged as traders weighed a decline in U.S. home builders’ confidence against an uptick in retail and food service sales. The most actively traded contract, for May delivery, settled 0.10 cent higher at $3.6280 a pound on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. Copper prices [...]

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