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Global mining heavyweights including Lundin Mining Corp., Glencore Plc and First Quantum Minerals Ltd. are piling into Argentina as a new government intent on luring foreign investment propels the companies closer than ever to opening up vast copper deposits in the red-hued Andes. It’s part of a colossal wave of spending needed worldwide to prevent a supply ...
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We have seen a sizeable drop in precious metals prices today, with gold off by 1.2% and silver about 2% worse off compared to Tuesday’s close. The drop has coincided with a recovery in the US dollar. We have heard some hawkish-leaning remarks from various Fed officials this week, while the RBNZ talked up the prospects of another rate rise overnight. In the ...