Copper primed for a pop if US-China trade war is resolved

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Dr. Copper gets a mention in neuroscience.

Nine of the 12 witnesses questioned so far are top executives of PT Freeport Indonesia.

Delaying big new mining projects is a "self-serving" strategy: supply shortages will eventually drive prices back up.

Project review will consider options to boost shareholder value, without necessarily resulting in a transaction, the company said.

This is a landmark transaction for Vedanta, which is joining domestic peers in catching the flood of US dollars being unleashed by central banks.

It cut nearly 100 jobs at its Kennecott Utah copper mine and warned further positions will be slashed later this month.

The resources is said to hold about 53 tonnes of gold and 31 tonnes of copper.

Only behind behind Canada and Australia.