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China's Western Mining earns Yuan 261 mln in 2017

Shanghai-listed Western Mining Co, a leading non-ferrous producer headquartered in Xining city in West China's Qinghai province, achieved a profit of Yuan 261 million ($42 million) for 2017, up by a large 161.2% year on year, according to the company's annual report released on March 28. Its busines

China's metal smelters' profits slip 11.9% over Jan-Feb

Chinese non-ferrous metal smelters posted profits totaling Yuan 17.8 billion ($2.8 billion) over January and February, down 11.9% on year, according to the latest statistics released by China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on March 27.

Glencore's 2017 coking coal output up 15%, metals dip

Glencore, a diversified miner, posted a 15% year-on-year growth in coking coal output while its production of nonferrous metals including copper, lead and nickel down 5-8% on year for 2017, according to its latest quarterly report released last Thursday.

MMG's copper output hits a 9-y high, zinc up 7% in 2017

Minerals and Metals Group (MMG), China Minmetals Corporation (Minmetals)'s Australian nonferrous metals subsidiary, posted a nine-year high in copper output with a 19% surge on year and its zinc production rose too by 7% on year for 2017, according to MMG's quarterly report released on January 24.

China's Huayuan Pb, Zn mines idled albeit green-light

The lead and zinc mines in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous prefecture in Huayuan county, Central China's Hunan province, have yet resumed their operations after nearly 17-month idling even though the local authority already gave the green light on January 11, market sources shared on January 23.

Market: Shortage to support China's 2018 Zn, Pb prices

China's lead and zinc prices are standing the chances for further increases in 2018 because of low inventories and moderate supply shortage, though the lead price rise will be less substantial than zinc due to the supplement from secondary lead, Chinese market sources predicted.