January 4, 2017 Gold close to 4-week high on weaker dollar, surging demand Analysts believe the upcoming Chinese New Year celebration will likely result in some physical restocking of metal in that country as well as India, the world’s top consumers.
January 2, 2017 China to become net importer of some rare earths New study says after lengthy and painful adjustment, rare earth industry will return to growth led by global government initiatives around green energy.
January 2, 2017 China shakes up 2,000-year-old salt monopoly Courts continued to imprison private salt sellers even in the past decade.
December 28, 2016 Chinese coal industry sees earnings explode in 2016 The Chinese National Bureau of statistics mentioned a growth of “157 percent in the first 11 months of 2016”.
December 22, 2016 Global executives renewed optimism about Chinese economy A new survey shows those heading some of the world's largest corporations are increasingly sanguine about China hitting growth targets.
December 22, 2016 CHART: China’s economy growing fastest since 2013 Turnaround in GDP expansion in world's top commodity consumer over the past few months "almost as sharp as in 2009" says new study.
December 21, 2016 Without China global mining would be smaller than in 2000 TABLE: China's copper demand grew 11-fold in 15 years – the rest of the world shrunk. Sans China, the nickel market would've barely broken a million tonnes.
December 21, 2016 Emissions laws will drive record increases in global platinum production to 2020 — report Global platinum mine or metal content in ore production is set to rise from 6.4 million ounces in 2015 to 6.7 million ounces by 2020, representing compound annual growth rate…
December 19, 2016 Canadian Wealth Minerals to acquire Chile’s Laguna Verde lithium project The project, known as Laguna Verde, is located in the country’s north, known for its vast salt flats under which experts say there is enough of the commodity to supply…
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am
