Xinhua reported that small scale chrome miners in Zimbabwe have failed to set up a single smelter, almost two years after the government banned exports of raw chrome to encourage value addition to the mineral resource. Mines and Mining ...
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Reuters reported that China's production of refined copper rose in November to a record high for the second straight month as more domestic manufacturers turned to local smelters for supplies that traders said were cheaper than imports. ...
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