July 25, 2012 China amassing ‘absolutely shocking’ amount of gold Storied money manager Stephen Leeb says China is acquiring as much gold as it possibly can in a spate of 'controlled desperation.'
July 25, 2012 China cracks down on illegal rare earth mines in Guangdong province Police in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong announced on Tuesday that they have shut down nine rare earth mines operating illegally in Longchuan county over the past six months.
July 24, 2012 Zimbabwe strike cripples diamond operations of military-backed Chinese firm A strike by over a thousand employees of Anjin Investments has crippled the Chinese company's Zimbabwe-based diamond mine.
July 24, 2012 WTO probe ratchets up rare earth tensions with China The World Trade Organization will investigate China's quotas and tariffs on rare earth minerals following prompting from the US, EU and Japan, who allege the export restrictions are in contravention…
July 23, 2012 China’s met coal imports surged 175% in H1 2012 During the first half of 2012, China imported a total of 140 million tonnes of thermal coal which was 66% higher, boosted by an increase in coking coal imports of…
July 23, 2012 CNOOC-Nexen: China’s swoop shows sweet timing as Canadian crude discount halves Despite a steep drop in the price of crude on Monday with US benchmark West Texas Intermediate down almost 4% in afternoon trade at $88.55, the price oil sands producers…
July 23, 2012 Chinese investors fleeced of billions by gold futures ring A gold-futures trading ring in China's central province of Henan has fleeced more than 5,000 investors of over RMB380 billion ($58.62).
July 21, 2012 China’s Sino Iron mine in Australia just got $2 billon more expensive The cost of building China's CITIC Pacific’s first iron ore mine in Australia, Beijing’s largest investment in the Aussie mining sector, has increased to a shocking $8 billion.
July 20, 2012 Australia’s former China ambassador concedes errors in Rio Tinto’s actions Geoff Raby, Australia's former ambassador to China, has conceded that mining giant Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO) committed errors in the lead up to a Chinese bribery scandal several years ago that…
July 19, 2012 Rare earth mining rights in China have just been cut in half The Chinese government has halved the number of rare earth mining rights in the country pulling 65 permits in all, according to a report by ChinaDaily USA.
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am
