June 23, 2012 Rio Tinto promotes innovation and expansion in the diamond jewellery industry As premier sponsor of the Jewellery News Asia (JNA) Awards, Rio Tinto congratulated the shortlisted finalists announced at a press conference in Hong Kong last Thursday.
June 21, 2012 Billions wiped off metal stocks after China, EU and US deliver economic shocks The mining sector's bellwether companies were all beaten down on Thursday as the price of metals and minerals continued to slide and economic indicators from across the globe painted a…
June 21, 2012 The secular commodity supercycle explained in just one chart Commodity bulls point to the massive build out in the developing countries to buttress their argument that the long-term outlook for metals is bullish—and the party has only just begun
June 21, 2012 Iron ore hits 5-week high as China continues to forge steel near record pace The performance of iron ore is in stark contrast to other commodities including copper which has shed 4% over the last two days and crude oil which touched a 52-week…
June 21, 2012 China has ‘paid a big price’ for its rare earth industry: government China is restricting the export of rare earths to protect its environment, said Su Bo, vice-minister of industry and information technology at a news conference in Beijing on Wednesday.
June 21, 2012 Xstrata to pay $342 million to execs after Glencore merger triggers ‘red-top alert’ The unusual alert, considered the Association of British Insurer's most serious warning, indicates a breach in corporate governance.
June 20, 2012 China takes up India’s gold buying slack A strong yuan and few other investment opportunities are prompting record gold buying in China just as India's appetite wanes due to a weakening currency.
June 19, 2012 Uranium market to pick up as reactors come back Australia-based Foster Stockbroking said Tuesday that an industry-wide restart would boost global uranium demand by 30 million pounds a year which could act as a catalyst to flagging uranium prices.
June 18, 2012 L&L Energy buys majority stake in Chinese coal mine US-based L&L Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: LLEN), a company with five-year track record of profitable coal operations in China, announced it has entered into an MOU to acquire the Lashu Mine…
June 15, 2012 Why a slowdown in China would be particularly bad for Canada Andrew Hepburn writes that everyone is looking for signs that China is falling apart, but forget to consider how badly Canada would be hurt.
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