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…
August 9, 2012 Meet China’s new rare earth mega-company China is delivering on its promise to consolidate its mining industry with the formation of a new rare earth mega miner, the new “mega-corporation” will “team up” with rare earth…
August 8, 2012 Iron ore slump turns into rout The latest downturn in the price comes as iron ore stockpiles at Chinese ports climb by more than 420,000 tonnes in a week to almost 100 million tonnes.
August 8, 2012 Rio Tinto banking on China rebound as profits drop 34% Giant miner Rio Tinto is closing down its Blair Athol coal mine in Australia as the company considers whether to limit spending on new projects next year.
BNP backs gold price to hit $6,000 as rally ‘makes sense’ The gold-silver ratio, while still lower than its two-year average in the 80s, has bounced back, said Wilson, BNP’s director of commodities strategy. February 10, 2026 | 03:14 pm
