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Chinese zinc miners running at loss: Macquarie

A COMMODITIES analyst group has estimated around 40% of Chinese zinc mines are running at a loss with widespread mine closures likely in the face of falling metal prices.

Charlotte Dudley

Chinese zinc miners running at loss: Macquarie

Fresh back from China after attending the 2008 China International Lead & Zinc Conference, commodity analysts with Macquarie Research said the fallout in zinc prices meant almost half of China’s zinc miners...

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