| From Mineweb.net: Raw material demand for metals and minerals will be boosted by China's massive infrastructure programs with base metal prices already lifting off their near-term lows in December.
In her monthly Scotiabank Commodity Price Index analysis, economist Patricia Mohr noted that "China was a big factor in boosting copper and zinc prices, as the State Reserve Bureau (SRB) bought significant volumes at bargain prices for its ‘strategic ‘ inventories and in support of China's large smelting & refining industry.".... Full Article: Source
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