January 16, 2013

Iron ore correction turning into a crash

Plummets 5% in a day.

January 16, 2013

Gold prices to peak in 2013: GFMS survey

Bullion prices will average an all-time high in the first half of 2013, says Thomson Reuters.

January 16, 2013

Beijing’s appalling air pollution exposed by NASA satellites

Satellite images released by NASA reveal the full and appalling extent of the air pollution which afflicting large swathes of north-eastern China

January 15, 2013

Greenland rare earths: PM would welcome ‘thousands of Chinese workers’

Autonomous Danish territory is "too reliant" on fisheries and EU subsidies.

January 15, 2013

Chinese hope to snatch beleaguered Australian coal tycoon’s assets

Nathan Tinkler's empire is crumbling.

January 15, 2013

Coal mine cave-ins leave Chinese farmland full of craters

A recent spate of cave-ins caused by coal mining has left the town of Fukou in Hunan speckled with over 20 large craters

January 14, 2013

Red hot iron ore cools down as Chinese mills opt for cheaper domestic supplies

The move comes despite the nation’s coldest winter in 28 years which keeps domestic mines closed and local supplies limited.

January 14, 2013

Vale’s CEO bullish about iron ore in 2013

Murilo Ferreira, CEO of Brazil’s mining giant VALE (NYSE: VALE) said he expect less volatility in terms of iron prices for 2013

January 14, 2013

Beijing air pollution hits catastrophic heights

US Embassy publishes embarrassing environmental data on Twitter

January 14, 2013

China set to make biggest ever contribution to global growth in 2014

HSBC says the Middle Kingdom is replacing the United States and Europe as the driving force behind the world economy