February 23, 2014 China hunts top party officials who protected mafioso mining tycoon Liu Han who disappeared after cutting billion dollar mining deals in Australia and Africa, is accused of running a "mafia" gang protected by state officials.
February 23, 2014 China’s credit crisis could spell 2012-like iron ore price collapse About 40% of the 100m tonnes of iron ore stockpiled in China have been put up by steel traders as collateral for loans. Loans banks are now calling in.
February 23, 2014 All currencies are an inverse pyramid based on the dollar Whatever analysis of individual countries might tell us, it has been easy to miss the threat of a deepening global recession, a risk increased by diminishing cross-border flows.
February 20, 2014 Weak Chinese factory data dents copper price A gauge of manufacturing activity in top copper consumer China is down six months in a row and at the lowest level since July.
February 20, 2014 How to vet graphite investments: Stephen Riddle Stephen Riddle, CEO of Asbury Graphite Mills Inc., has been in the business long enough to have seen companies come and go, sometimes more than once.
February 19, 2014 Fortescue profit up 260% in second half of 2013 As a result, the Australian company announced an interim dividend of 10 Australian cents per share - last year the company didn't offer this payout.
February 18, 2014 China’s record copper, iron ore imports are not being put to work With credit tight inside the country, China's record-setting copper and iron ore imports and stockpiles are being used for financing deals.
February 18, 2014 Report: Chinese bank poised to join London gold fix ICBC, China's largest bank, is set to buy Deutsche Bank's seat to join the price-setting process for the benchmark used in the globe's physical gold trade.
February 18, 2014 2013 was ‘year of the consumer,’ World Gold Council says The world saw record bar and coin demand last year - 28% higher than in 2012.
February 17, 2014 Iron ore price bounces off $120 as historic floor holds Iron ore price up 3.7% from steelmaking raw material's rule-of-thumb level as China stockpiles imports and shuts out low-quality domestic supply.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
