November 1, 2012

Mongolia’s mineral exports are plummeting. No wonder politicians want more of Oyu Tolgoi

Mongolia's central bank says the country faces a 'reality check'.

November 1, 2012

CNOOC to become China’s biggest owner of LNG assets in Australia

Deal is one of China's biggest investments in Australia

October 31, 2012

Canada looks into the hiring of Chinese miners in B.C.

Canada’s federal government has launched a formal investigation into the use of foreign workers at a HD Mining International Ltd.’s coal mine in northern British Columbia, joining the provincial government,…

October 31, 2012

Potash has promise as demand from the developing world gains pace

With the price of potash rising to $900 and then stabilizing at over $400 per ton in the past few years from about $100 just ten years ago, the potash…

October 31, 2012

Leading Chinese economist says China should lower GDP target to 7%

An economic researcher from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences says China must give up the breakneck growth rate it's maintained since the turn of the century

October 30, 2012

China deeply vested in Canada, with more to come

Imagine for a moment that you have a credit card with a limit of a few trillion dollars but with one caveat: you need to use those funds exclusively to…

October 30, 2012

Yuan’s rise to historic highs could lend impetus to China’s overseas buying spree

The Chinese yuan hit historic highs against the US dollar on the inter-bank spot market on Monday, rising to RMB6.2371 per dollar […]

October 29, 2012

Heightened rates of mortality and disease afflict coal communities

A new report published in Australia has found that coal mining communities around the world suffer from elevated levels of death, disease and birth defects.

October 29, 2012

Chinese iron ore mining is already out of whack and now 500 million tonnes of new capacity is coming

In September Chinese mines already churned out a whopping 20% more ore compared to last year. There are also 66 new mines producing 490 million tonnes in development. That at…

October 29, 2012

Shandong Gold-Mining starts construction of gold base in Laizhou

Shandong Gold-Mining began building a CNY 35 billion (USD 5.59 billion) gold base with an annual production capacity of 1 million tons and an annual production value of CNY 100…