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.
July 11, 2012 China blocks WTO rare earths arbitration as US critical minerals bill goes to a vote "Passage of this legislation is an important step toward recovering the 22,000 rare earth-related jobs the U.S. has lost since the 1980s.”
July 11, 2012 Xstrata-Glencore merger to be decided Sep 7 Giant miner Xstrata has set Sep. 7 as the day for its shareholders to vote on the $26 billion takeover by Glencore, giving the commodities trader six weeks to reach…
July 10, 2012 China data upsets markets, gold Worries about China and the possibility of a hard landing weighed on markets and commodities.
July 9, 2012 China still growing says Alcoa Despite concerns that China may be slowing—or worse—aluminum giant Alcoa still sees robust demand in China for its products and pegs growth at 11% this year.
July 8, 2012 Rarest element in REE debate is rationality News from unnamed sources that quoted unnamed analysts that China has started stockpiling rare earths had the industry buzzing this week.
July 8, 2012 Steel industry fears demand has plateaud Sunday's Financial Times asks the question: Has the age of “peak steel” – in which world steel annual output and demand reaches a plateau at about its current level of…
July 7, 2012 Miners are unlocking China’s gold: Noel White China may be investing billions elsewhere to locate new mineral deposits, but Geologist Noel White believes there are huge discoveries yet to be unearthed within its borders.
July 6, 2012 Another clue China’s economy is going soft: Vancouver home sales hit a 10-year low The National Post reports that June home sales hit a 10-year low.
July 6, 2012 Xstrata-Glencore merger vote postponed: unions raise concerns Xstrata has delayed voting on a merger with Glencore as investors continue to dictate the offer and unions become more vocal about their concerns over the deal.
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