China smelter group agrees to lower Q1 copper charges
The charges tend to fall when ore supply declines and rise when more concentrate is available.
Tens of thousands of residents from Haimen, China, who protested the construction of a coal-fired power plant earlier this week, are now being arrested.
Protesters are worried that the plant will pollute water and damage business. Residents took to the highway to highlight their cause, where they were later dispersed by police using tear gas.
AP reports that plainsclothes policemen are arresting organizers, and the local government is clamping down on further protests.
China has notoriously bad air quality. ChinaMusings reports that the U.S. Embassy, which provides air quality updates through its Twitter feed, reported an air quality reading over 500, an air quality reading that is “off the charts” and 20-times above safe levels for breathing.
