July 16, 2012 Glencore obtains government go-ahead for $6.1 billion Viterra bid Swiss commodity supplier Glencore International obtained approval from the Canadian federal government on Sunday for its application to buy up Canadian agribusiness titan Viterra Inc., bringing the $6.1 billion deal…
July 16, 2012 No option: China has to deleverage Dee Woo writes in the Business Insider that the Chinese government no longer has any policy options left, and it must start deleveraging.
July 15, 2012 Emerging market central banks monopolize gold market Emerging market central banks have been the biggest official buyers of gold over the past year or so with total net central bank purchases the largest since 1964 last year…
July 15, 2012 Four killed in wall collapse at east China mining company Four people were killed when a hopper wall collapsed in a mining company in east China's Anhui province Sunday morning, local authorities said.
July 14, 2012 China wants to buy iron ore from a wider pool of sellers China plans to diversify iron ore imports and increase the ratio from independent miners to 50%, according to comments made Wang Xiaoqi, vice-chairman of the China Iron and Steel Association.
July 13, 2012 Copper tops $3.50 after ‘significant pick-up’ in Chinese investment “We are looking for a small rebound in the third quarter and a bigger rebound in the fourth quarter.”
July 13, 2012 China Q2 growth slows to GFC levels The Chinese economy logged 7.6% of growth in the second quarter, falling beneath the 8% threshold for the first time in three years, and hitting its lowest level since the…
July 12, 2012 Chinese thermal coal prices see longest losing streak in four years Market pressure from high inventories and a flood of cheap overseas supply, as well as the lackluster performance of the Chinese economy were to blame for sending the average price…
July 12, 2012 First iron ore, now rare earths: China to launch physical trading platform The exchange will be located in Baotou city in Inner Mongolia region, which is home to nearly half the world's light rare-earth output.
July 12, 2012 Woulfe signs memorandum of understanding (MoU) for KRW120 billion (US$104 million) debt financing with Korea’s largest bank Woulfe and its subsidiary, Sangdong Mining, executed a deal with Shinhan Bank for a 12-year term loan amounting to $104 Million for the development of the Sangdong tungsten-Molybdenum project.
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
