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.
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.”
CHART: Friday massacre for mining stocks but copper price pulls out of nosedive Historic down day for gold and silver prices caused double digit losses for precious metals stocks but copper miners came off relatively lightly. January 30, 2026 | 06:21 pm
