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Metal prices mount as mines feel crunch of power shortages

BY SAIJEL KISHAN AND GAVIN EVANS BLOOMBERG NEWS

A Rio Tinto Group employee works at the Palabora copper mine in South Africa in this photo provided by the company.
A Rio Tinto Group employee works at the Palabora copper mine in South Africa in this photo provided by the company.
Bloomberg News / Rio Tinto Group
2008-05-09 14:00:00


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Chile’s worst drought in five decades and power rationing from South Africa to China mean the price of aluminum, gold, copper and platinum will keep climbing as the lights go out in the world’s biggest mines.

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This article was published Sunday, May 11, 2008.

Business, Pages 85 on 05/11/2008


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