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NEW YORK-- Shares of some top gold companies are mixed at 10 a.m.:. Barrick Gold Corp. fell$. 33 or 1.7 percent, to $19.11. Newmont Mining Corp. fell$. 52 or 1.6 percent, to $31.05.
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Hecla Mining Co. rose$. 01 or. 3 percent, to $3.11. Pan American Silver Corp. fell$. 04 or. 3 percent, to $11.91. Silver Standard Resources Inc. fell$. 01 or. 2 percent, to $6.48.
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ENID, Okla.-- Koch Industries Inc. on Wednesday announced plans to build a urea plant at its Koch Nitrogen plant in Enid, Oklahoma and to renovate the existing facility.
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*More low-cost nickel-pig-iron capacity to weigh on prices. HONG KONG, May 16- China's producers of nickel-pig-iron are racing to upgrade their facilities as reduced demand from stainless steel mills and weaker nickel prices drive them to cut costs.
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*Shanghai equities rally sparks short-covering in copper. SINGAPORE, May 16- London copper edged up on Thursday, after plumbing an almost two-week low in the previous session, but gains may be short-lived as Europe's shrinking economy and a drop in U.S. factory output underline a dimming outlook for demand.
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LONDON, May 16- 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.
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*Shanghai equities rally sparks short-covering in copper. SINGAPORE, May 16- London copper edged up on Thursday, after plumbing an almost two-week low in the previous session, but gains may be short-lived as Europe's shrinking economy and a drop in U.S. factory output underline a dimming outlook for demand.
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SINGAPORE, May 16- London copper slipped on Thursday after Europe's shrinking economy and a drop in U.S. factory output underlined a dimming demand outlook for metals, although a softer dollar limited losses.
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LAKE FOREST, Ill.-- Packaging Corp. of America said Wednesday that it will increase its quarterly dividend by 28 percent. The company said it will pay its new dividend of 40 cents per share on July 15 to shareholders of record as of June 14.
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Arch Coal fell$. 04 or. 8 percent, to $4.96. Consol Energy Inc. rose$. 01 or percent, to $33.96. Peabody Energy rose$. 36 or 1.8 percent, to $20.13.
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Barrick Gold Corp. fell $1.06 or 5.2 percent, to $19.44. Gold Fields Ltd ADS fell$. 27 or 4.3 percent, to $6.06. Newmont Mining Corp. fell$. 94 or 2.9 percent, to $31.57.
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NEW YORK-- Shares of some top chemicals companies were up at the close of trading:. Dow Chemical Co. rose$. 41 or 1.2 percent, to $35.34. DuPont Co. rose$. 39 or. 7 percent, to $55.55.
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Hecla Mining Co. fell$. 07 or 2.2 percent, to $3.10. Pan American Silver Corp. fell$. 47 or 3.8 percent, to $11.95. Silver Standard Resources Inc. fell$. 25 or 3.7 percent, to $6.49.
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OTTAWA, May 15- The Canadian province of Quebec, citing public concerns, unveiled a bill on Wednesday to impose a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing, known as fracking, in a region rich in shale gas deposits. It would ban gas exploration and extraction in the Lowlands region of the St Lawrence River, site of the rich Utica and Lorraine shale gas formations.
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"We take a long-term view that demand for potash will resume," EuroChem CFO Andrey Ilyin said on the sidelines of the BMO Farm to Market conference in New York, after giving a presentation. "
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WASHINGTON, May 15- More than 80 percent of the world's major oil and gas-producing and mining countries fail to meet "satisfactory standards" for managing their natural resources, according to a report tracking global resource mismanagement and corruption.
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NEW YORK-- Shares of some top gold companies are down at 1 p.m.:. Barrick Gold Corp. fell$. 64 or 3.1 percent, to $19.86. Newmont Mining Corp. fell$. 80 or 2.5 percent, to $31.71.
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NEW YORK-- Shares of some top chemicals companies are up at 1 p.m.:. Dow Chemical Co. rose$. 55 or 1.6 percent, to $35.48. DuPont Co. rose$. 33 or. 6 percent, to $55.49.
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Hecla Mining Co. fell$. 04 or 1.3 percent, to $3.13. Pan American Silver Corp. fell$. 42 or 3.4 percent, to $12.00. Silver Standard Resources Inc. fell$. 26 or 3.9 percent, to $6.48.
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Arch Coal rose$. 01 or. 2 percent, to $5.01. Consol Energy Inc. rose$. 26 or. 8 percent, to $34.21. Peabody Energy rose$. 35 or 1.8 percent, to $20.12.