China's power generation increased at the slowest pace in 10 months in November, government data showed on Friday, as demand momentum waned along with slowing industrial output in the world's second-largest economy.

The figure represents an 8 percent decrease from September, the Japan Copper and Brass Association said.

The state-owned company will also boost coking coal purchases to 21 million tonnes in 2013 from 13.8 million tonnes in 2010, Director Shuman Mukherjee told an industry conference on Tuesday.

In a sign of the strain the Canadian government is feeling over development of the tar sands, Environment Minister Peter Kent said on Wednesday that opposition legislators who campaigned in Washington against the idea were treacherous.

Workers in much of Peruvian zinc miner Volcan's Yauli district said late on Monday they were going on strike within hours after wage talks failed with the world's No. 4 producer of silver and zinc.

London copper edged up on Tuesday, buoyed by news that China was pushing ahead with efforts to boost the development of electric cars, which may result in a spike in copper demand.

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A contentious investment agreement on Mongolia's huge Tavan Tolgoi coal deposit needs to be completed within three months to ensure that a much-heralded initial public offering for the project goes ahead on time, a legislator told Reuters on Wednesday.

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It produced 50,539 ounces of gold in the third quarter, up 5 percent from the second quarter and a jump of 67 percent from the year-earlier quarter. The miner said it remains on track to reach its revised gold production target this year of...

Total assets under management (AUM) in commodities in August rose to $390 billion from $385 billion in July, Societe Generale said in a report on Wednesday. The rise in AUM was only due to much higher precious metals prices.