<> UPDATE: Vale Makes Copper Play In $1.13 Bln Bid For Local Firm <> Copper hits 3-mth high as euro, jobs data improve <> US copper ends at highest in 12-wks on better data <> WSJ: Chinalco, Rio Tinto Ink Deal on Iron-Ore Project <> Cliffs says iron ore pricing terms still uncertain <> EUROPE MINOR METALS-Aerospace metals in focus, summer slowdown <> High steel inventory to hurt Brazil sales <> India SAIL Q1 net falls 12 pct; sees demand rising <> China buyers keen to stock copper as term premiums seen up <> Asia Iron Ore-Prices up, trade thin on China demand uncertainty <> Kazakhmys Has Copper Smelting Capacity To Meet Needs <> Kazakhmys 2Q Copper Cathode Output 10; To Meet Target <> Kazakhmys repeats year target, demand still strong <> Copper steady, economic uncertainties weigh <> Australia mining finance faces hurdles on proposed tax <> Gold gains on physical buying, bargain hunting <> Asia Steel-China price recovery ends as buyers desert market <> Hebei Steel still China's top mill in first half <> Japan June copper exports fall 22 pct yr/yr <> Japan June zinc exports fall 37 pct year-on-year <> China steel output dipped 2.4 pct in mid July <> LME Warehouse Study May Hit Aluminum-Standard Bank <> Iron ore, coal producer Cliffs posts higher profit <> U.S. copper ends near 10-week high on strong euro <> ArcelorMittal Says 10 Price Increase Needed To Preserve Profits <> ArcelorMittal plans stainless spin-off, eyes ties <> LME's steel billet goes global, eyes Asian business <> Chile June copper output down 0.6 pct yr/yr <> Iron ore swap contracts: Who's doing what? <> Slow recovery will test ArcelorMittal targets <> Allegheny Technologies posts Q2 profit <> UPDATE: ArcelorMittal Plans Stainless Steel Spin-Off <> ArcelorMittal South Africa Scraps Steel Surcharge <> Copper at highest since mid-May on strong equities, China <> ArcelorMittal SAfrica in H1 profit, Q3 profit to drop <> LME, Singapore bourse to launch copper, zinc contracts in 2011 <> Low fees hit copper smelter margins; crisis stays <> S. Copper says 2nd-qtr profit rose in Peru <> Brazil sees iron output more than doubling by 2030 <> Century Aluminum posts Q2 profit <> AK Steel Profits On Surging Revenue; Cautious On 3Q <> Global steelmakers paint gloomy picture <> WSJA(7/28) Heard On The Street: China's Yuan Glasnost Has Limits <> U.S. consumer confidence dims, home prices climb <> UPDATE: Temporary Power Outages Strike Large Swaths Of Chile <> UPDATE: US Steel Posts 2Q Loss On Currency Hit; Revenue Rises <> India lifts interest rates, more tightening seen <> UPDATE: LME To Commission Independent Warehousing Survey - CEO <> LME's total trading volumes up 7.5 pct in H1 2010 <> India state bans iron ore exports from 10 ports <> China re-exports bonded refined nickel as demand falls <> India state bans iron ore exports from ports <> LME aims to clear gold contracts from Nov 8 <> Low fees hit copper smelter margins; crisis stays <> EXECUTIVE VIEW-Impact of China labour disputes, rising yuan <> LME says New Orleans steel warehouse to open Fri <> LME's total trading volumes up 7.5 pct in H1 2010 <> Kazakhstan boosts H1 uranium output by 41 pct <> INTERVIEW-Hydro CEO sees 2011 not weaker than 2010