August 16, 2012 And you thought Molycorp had it tough: Some Chinese REE miners report 90% drop in earnings Downstream companies are playing a wait and see game, hoping to capitalize if rare earth prices decline further.
August 16, 2012 Investors cheer Barrick’s plans to sell African Barrick to China Barrick Gold was trading up 3.8% in heavy volumes in Toronto and African Barrick Gold shot up 8% after Barrick confirmed that it is in early talks with China National…
August 16, 2012 China’s expansion a risk for Western mining interests in Africa China's rapid expansion in the African continent brings both risk and peril to Western mining companies operating in the region.
August 15, 2012 China’s ‘golden years’ over says Vale "We are not going to see the spectacular growth rates of 10, 12 percent per year."
August 15, 2012 Coal expansion imperils water resources in China’s northwest A new report released by Greenpeace claims that China's insatiable demand for coal could imperil fragile water resources in the country's vast north-western hinterland.
August 13, 2012 First signs of coking coal, iron ore rebound emerge “We expect August to mark a low point in the current steel output cycle.”
August 13, 2012 Bottom falls out of jade market While the jade market in China is a fraction of its overall jewellery trade, the collapse in the value of the stone could indicate tough times for other markets like…
August 12, 2012 China’s main gold miner posts gloomy results Zijin Mining Group Co, China's largest gold producer by output, said Saturday that its net profits slumped 19.95 percent year-on-year in the first half of 2012 as the world's economic…
August 11, 2012 Myanmar is open for business and ready for a gold rush Myanmar —until recently called Burma— is slowly but steadily starting to attract foreign investment, driven mainly by international resource firms eager to tap into the mineral-rich South East Asia's country.
August 10, 2012 Analysts say dump Lynas Analysts from Foster Stockbroking told investors to purge their shares in rare earths miner Lynas Corporation as there is no end in sight for the ongoing problems that have forced…
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