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Exports from world’s second-largest copper to drop this year

Concentrate shipments from Indonesia’s Grasberg mine, the world’s second-largest copper mine, will drop about 85% this year because of a lag in output while operations shift from open pit to underground mining, a government official said

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Copper price falls despite China’s promise of more ‘economic miracles’

Industrial metal prices tumble as President Xi’s defiant speech intensifies trade war fears, offer little on economic stimulus or market reforms.

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Largest diamond in North America found in Canada’s Diavik mine

The 552-carat yellow diamond was found at the Diavik mine in the Northwest Territories, and is almost three times the size of the next largest stone ever found in Canada.

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