December 6, 2012

Vale says Chinese ban on its giant ships should be lifted next year

400,000 dead-weight tonne vessels costing $100 million each have never offloaded in China.

December 6, 2012

Precious metals are Morgan Stanley’s top commodity picks, base metals not so much

Gold will average $1,853/oz

December 5, 2012

Chinese companies harvest metals via ‘urban mining’ of electronic junk

Chinese enterprises are turning to "urban mining" to satisfy the country's voracious appetite for metals

December 4, 2012

INFOGRAPHIC: Chinese investments overseas

China is about to set a record year for outbound M&A, especially if the impending $15.1 billion CNOOC - Nexen deal sees the light before the end of 2012. So…

December 4, 2012

Vale says iron ore derivatives market is in the works

China's economic ascent created a spot market for iron ore and huge price fluctuations

December 4, 2012

Mine owner detained following deadly Chinese coal mine disaster

Flood triggered when miners drilled into closed pit

December 3, 2012

Gold steady as Chinese data lifts stocks, euro

The gold price firmed on Monday, in line with stock markets and the euro, after Chinese data signalling quicker growth sharpened the appetite for high risk assets.

December 3, 2012

De Beers: global diamond sales grew only 4% in 2012

India bought less than in 2011, while rate of growth in China was cut in half.

December 2, 2012

These 2 charts tell you everything you need to know about iron ore for the next 20 years

It's all good 'till 2030.

November 30, 2012

Lynas gets Malaysian rare earths plant going

After months of polemic and legal battles, Australian rare earths miner Lynas (ASX:LYC) has finally begun production at its Malaysian processing plant following a recent court triumph.