July 19, 2012 China set to lift ban on interbank gold trading further boosting demand China represents about a quarter of global demand for the precious metal and allowing the country's banks to trade gold directly with each other should boost demand further.
July 19, 2012 Iron ore price spirals to 8-month low; traders draw 2008 comparisons Chinese import prices are now the lowest since November 8 2011, when the steelmaking ingredient was recovering from a crash in October. During that month iron ore shed $60 a…
July 19, 2012 Copper hits 2-week high on China easing hopes Copper strengthened further on Thursday in a generally stronger base metals sector on comments from China Premier Wen Jiabao which was interpreted as suggesting possible further monetary easing there.
July 19, 2012 China Mining United to launch potential $2 billion equity fund for Africa mining deals China Mining United Fund plans to establish a collaborative China/Africa equity fund to pursue minority stakes in gold, iron-ore and metal companies in Africa and other parts of the world,…
July 18, 2012 Discovery of rare earth minerals on ocean floor could break Chinese stranglehold Recent discoveries of rare earth minerals at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean could break China's existing stranglehold on supply of the key raw materials.
July 17, 2012 Here is China’s Bridge to Nowhere. It also happens to be the world’s longest Simply put, China has built too much, too quickly.
July 17, 2012 Iron ore falls through $130 as Chinese steel price hits 2012 low A build-up in steel inventories and a steep drop-off in demand as China's building boom begins to look more and more unsustainable send iron ore down 3.4% in just the…
July 17, 2012 Chinese media confirms rumours of rare earth stockpiling by state Chinese media sources have confirmed rumours of government stockpiling of rare earths which have been in circulation since earlier this month with China’s leading English-language daily reporting that the central…
July 17, 2012 I’ll have mine rare: Chief of $10 billion Chinese Pilbara project now prefers beef over iron ore Citic Pacific Mining executive chairman Dongyi Hua says "soaring demand for Australian food, particularly beef, among China's 100 million wealthy people could buffer Australia's economy from the effects of an…
July 16, 2012 China’s Zijin Mining obtains regulatory approval for Norton Gold takeover Zijin Mining Group (HK:2899), China’s largest gold producer, announced on Friday that its bid for Australia’s Norton Gold Fields Limited (ASX:NGF) had successfully obtained approval from Australian regulators.
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
