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China releases scorching industry output growth, fixed investment numbers for January-February. Third attempt to restart talks at giant Chile mine fails.

The company expects demand to increase 3% this year, while no new mines are scheduled to come online in the short-term and supply disruptions continue.

The $400 million-deal will make of Trevali the first pure zinc company with operations in North and South America as well as Africa.

Disputes at BHP Billiton’s Escondida mine in Chile, the world's biggest copper mine, and Freeport’s Grasberg and Cerro Verde mines, are also having a significant effect on global supplies of concentrate.

The Kvanefjeld project would also be the world’s second-biggest rare earths operation.

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The mine produced just under 500,000 tonnes of the red metal last year, making it Peru's largest copper operation.

The country expects mining investments to increase 360% in the next four years compared to the 2013-2016 period as it has already granted 160 of the 420 explorations licences it put out to tender in July.

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