November 2, 2012 Coal prices to rise on mine closures in run up to China’s leadership transition Coal prices are set to receive a boost from the closure of small mines in China during the lead up to the 18th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party,…
November 2, 2012 ‘The mining boom is bust’: Caldwell The international resource sector faces rough waters ahead according to an industry insider who has just completed a round-the-world tour of key mining regions.
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.
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