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Copper Mines to See Cost Fall Further in 2017, SMM Reports

May 26, 2017 18:59

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Cost at copper mines will fall further in 2017, Senior Researcher of Wood Mackenzie said at the The 14th Shanghai Derivatives Market Forum (SDMF).

SHANGHAI, May 25 (SMM) - Cost at copper mines will fall further in 2017, Senior Researcher of Wood Mackenzie said at the The 14th Shanghai Derivatives Market Forum (SDMF).

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Copper prices have been falling for six years in a row. Cost at copper mines will fall further, but more slowly.

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