Non Ferrous Metal

LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar shed some of its recent gains against a basket of currencies on Wednesday as investors trimmed their bets on the currency before testimony from the U.S. Federal Reserve chief. Ben Bernanke, who testifies to Congress at 10.00...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Glencore Xstrata's head of aluminum, Gary Fegel, is set to leave the company, three sources said, the first high-profile departure since commodity trading giant Glencore closed its purchase of miner Xstrata this month. Fegel's...

(Adds details, comments) SYDNEY, May 21 (Reuters) - Australian shares fell 0.6 percent on Tuesday, with banks taking a break from recent sharp gains while a series of profit warnings took a heavy toll on mining services firms. Investors were also...

(For other news from Reuters Latin America Investment Summit, click on http://www.reuters.com/summit/LatinAmerica13) By Anthony Esposito and Felipe Iturrieta SANTIAGO, May 20 (Reuters) - Banco de Chile, the country's leading lender, is tempering its...

* Gold shoots up from 1-month low and 7 days of losses * Silver hits Sept 2010 low before rebounding * Oil reverses early losses to end higher * Raw sugar near 3-year low, arabica coffee down for 5th day By Barani Krishnan NEW YORK, May 20 (Reuters)...

* Oil, copper up on strong US consumer sentiment, stock market * Corn up too on less sales by farmers focused on planting * Gold at 1-month low as Fed pressured to end US stimulus By Barani Krishnan NEW YORK, May 17 (Reuters) - Oil and copper prices...

By Michael Erman and Julie Gordon May 17 (Reuters) - Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc appears to be in a win-win situation as Plains Exploration shareholders prepare for Monday's vote on the miner's nearly $6 billion takeover bid, part of its...

* Suspension of copper mining enters third day * Tension between union, Freeport could spook investors * Indonesia president calls for investigation By Yayat Supriatna and Michael Taylor JAKARTA, May 17 (Reuters) - Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc's...

* Andean country rich in minerals, but has no big mines * Government-controlled Congress likely to approve reforms QUITO, May 16 (Reuters) - Ecuador's government on Thursday presented a mining bill to Congress that should pave the way for the signing of...

LONDON, May 16 (Reuters) - Chilean copper miner Antofagasta posted a 29 percent drop in first-quarter core profit on Thursday, as lower prices for its red metal and slightly higher operating costs offset increased production. Antofagasta said the...

WARSAW, May 15 (Reuters) - First-quarter net profit at Europe's No.2 copper producer KGHM came in above expectations, still falling by 27 percent due to Poland's mining tax and falling metal prices, it said on Wednesday. The state-controlled miner closed...

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Foreign direct investment in Latin America and the Caribbean this year could fall as much as 3 percent or jump by up to 7 percent after leaping to a record in 2012, the United Nations' body for the region said on Tuesday. The region'...