A video showing nine Congolese miners unexpectedly popping out of a collapsed gold mine and tumbling down a steep slope as onlookers cry out in joy has gone viral.
The investment community has turned net short of CME copper for the first time in five months, while funds have cut their long exposure on the London Metal Exchange.
The risks to the bullish drivers of the spot iron ore price are rising as the market starts to question the nature and strength of China's economic recovery.