March 26, 2012

World’s largest coal company muscling in on world’s largest metallurgical deposit

"Shenhua is the most competitive bidder for the project given its technology, transport infrastructure, access to the Chinese market and the backing of the Chinese government," Shenhua CEO Ling Wen…

March 26, 2012

Japan looks to Canada as new source of natural gas

Japan and Canada have formally agreed to launch negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) to eliminate import tariffs on most products and cooperate on developing energy resources, including…

March 26, 2012

Congolese families take Canadian mining company to the Supreme Court

The Canadian Association Against Impunity (CAAI), which represents several human rights groups and non-governmental organizations, filed today a last-minute plea at the Supreme Court against Canadian miner Anvil Mining Limited…

March 26, 2012

Gold and China: where the bulls and bears square sff

To paraphrase the great Steve Martin, today's investors are very passionate people and passionate people tend to overreact at times. An overreaction is exactly what's happened in gold and global…

March 25, 2012

The bulls can rest their case on this one chart

Gold is being amassed largely on the fears that the global currency system is flawed, and bears also believe American and Chinese economies are headed for another fall. However, there…

March 25, 2012

Jim Rogers says Myanmar is an ‘astonishing opportunity’

While the long-closed and suppressed country of Myanmar holds elections and starts to haltingly open up, Jim Rogers says the country has an amazing potential, similar to China when it…

March 25, 2012

Chinese Villagers Get Free Gold and Silver Bars

In honor of one locally owned business in eastern China, the company for it's 40th anniversary game 3,000 villagers a surprise this week. The China Money Report writes that all…

March 24, 2012

Zinc sees end to metal fatigue

Zinc could soon be in the pink. The metal used primarily to galvanize steel has slumped 20% from last year's highs, under pressure from ample mine supply and a slowing…

March 24, 2012

China: It’s not that bad out there!

Predictions of a Chinese hard landing seem over-pessimistic and demand for industrial metals, gold and silver is likely to continue unabated as a controlled economy, coupled with rampant capitalism, keeps…

March 23, 2012

China Development Bank has $1 trillion to lend: Its investment arm is ‘very actively seeking’ nickel assets

Chinese firms have been snapping up copper, uranium, iron ore and coking coal assets around the world, but have yet to make a big splash in nickel.