2 very interesting reads on cu and zn

Zinc Is Next For A Supply Squeeze: Zinc is likely to be the next metal to deliver a supply-side reaction as a series of old mines come to the end of their life with the big event scheduled for next year when the world’s biggest zinc mine, the 500,000-ton-a-year Century mine in Australia locks the gates.


http://www.forbes.com/sites/timtreadgold/2014/01/14/indonesian-foot-shooting-and-what-it-means-for-metal-markets/

AND

Indonesia’s Mineral Ban That Isn’t Still Endangers Copper Supply

http://agmetalminer.com/2014/01/15/indonesias-mineral-ban-that-isnt-still-endangers-copper-supply/

Specifcally: But make no mistake – in the longer term, the authorities are going to expect them to refine domestically; an objective that in Reuters’ view leaves a significant question mark hanging over the nature and timing of future Indonesian copper supply.