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Brent Crude Oil $ 58.74 / bbl -1.06%

Palladium $ 960 / ozt 0.37%

Crude Oil $ 55.98 / bbl -1.37%

Natural Gas $ 3.682 / Btu 0.30%

Silver Futures $ 32.315 / ozt 0.20%

Aluminum Futures $ 2354.75 / ton 0.05%

Micro Gold Futures $ 3291.3 / ozt 0.39%

Micro Silver Futures $ 32.305 / ozt 0.08%

Platinum $ 964.9 / ozt -0.28%

Gold Futures $ 3263.6 / ozt 0.51%

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Small BHP joint venture loses silver lining

WA Today | May 17, 2012 | 9:01 pm Base Metals Precious Metals Australia Copper Silver

BHP Billiton has quit a small joint venture to define the Altia copper and silver prospect in Queensland, just a day after the company’s chairman and its chief executive warned it would scale back on spending. The prospect – a joint venture with Breakaway…