Nickel – Bloomberg reported that price swings in nickel have slid to the lowest levels in ten years, a sign that the increasing supplies and a slower Chinese economy have discouraged investors from the market after years of high returns.
Nickel – The Mindoro Nickel project is expected to come into production earliest in 2015. Norway's Intex Resources earlier this month signed a memorandum of understanding with a Chinese firm to develop the project. The chairman of Intex, Jan Vestrum, talks about the project, Chinese investors and nickel prices.
Copper – Copper is key to Zambia's economic success, which needs Chinese investors. But workers are being abused at Zambia's Chinese-operated mines.
Juniors miners need to keep in mind that Chinese investors are in for the long haul and seek strategic investments.
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