June 4, 2012 China to tax sale and production of rare earth China is looking to allocate a value-added tax (VAT) permit to all rare earth companies in a desperate effort to curb resource plundering, dangerous artisanal mining and widespread pollution, as…
June 3, 2012 Cashing in on Japan’s debt conundrum? On the heels of Fitch's sovereign credit downgrade to A plus (the fifth-highest investment grade), Japan's government debt continues to swell.
June 3, 2012 Gold futures may consolidate, rise higher Comex gold futures ended higher on Friday its biggest one-day rise in more than three years, as a surprisingly weak US payrolls report added to fears about a global economic…
June 1, 2012 Global growth shocks drop copper to 2012 low Copper suffered another sharp drop in New York on Friday with traders reacting to bad economic news from the US in the form of dismal jobs numbers, a crisis in…
June 1, 2012 Nautilus dispute with Papua New Guinea to delay or even cancel underwater mining dreams Canada-based Nautilus Minerals Inc. said its Solwara 1 underwater copper project could be delayed or even cancelled due to a dispute with Papua New Guinea over the mine ownership agreement.
May 30, 2012 Increasing demand from China could see diamonds sparkle, says Merrill Lynch An increase in demand from Chinese consumers could make diamonds an attractive proposition for investors, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch
May 30, 2012 Singapore iron ore platform off to brisk start Miner BHP Billiton sold two cargoes of iron ore via the GlobalOre trading platform that debuted on Wednesday, traders said, heralding the start of competition with top iron ore importer…
May 30, 2012 China mulling undersea mineral exploration China could take a page out of Nautilus Minerals' playbook and begin exploring for undersea polymetallic sulphide deposits.
May 29, 2012 Silvercorp says work interrupted at mine in China Canadian Silvercorp Metals (TSX: SVM-News)(NYSE: SVM-News), China’s biggest silver miner, said Monday that production at its flagship silver-lead-zinc Ying Mine will be interrupted for about five days as a result…
May 29, 2012 Freeport McMoRan: Labour dispute and lower copper prices pressuring stock I'm not all that thrilled to be owning Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX) right now. While the company's stock has tended to be highly correlated to the price of…
Congo pitches new $29 billion iron ore and logistics project The first phase of the project would require the construction of heavy rail and transport on the Congo River. January 13, 2026 | 10:11 am
