March 7, 2012

Vale hunts for local support for its vessels access to China

Brazilian mining giant Vale (NYSE: VALE) has contacted China's second largest container line China Shipping Group to negotiate a way for its very large ore carriers (VLOCs) to dock in…

March 5, 2012

Body blow for mining heavyweights as China growth expected to slow to near decade low

The mining sector's bellwether companies were all beaten down on Monday after China's premier Wen Jiabao delivered a downbeat outlook for the world's second largest economy adding that there were…

March 4, 2012

Australia’s iron ore exports to China up

Reuters reports iron ore shipments to Chinathrough Australia's Port Hedland rose modestly in February compared with January, according to data released by the port authority, suggesting steady demand from the…

March 4, 2012

Shanghai copper stocks at highest since Aug ’02

Copper inventories in warehouses monitored by the Shanghai Futures Exchange rose to their highest in nearly a decade, data showed yesterday, suggesting oversupply in top copper consumer China where demand…

March 2, 2012

Glenstrata is still far from a done deal

March 2, 2012

Trelleborg sealing solutions employed on China’s new ultraclass mine trucks

XEMC, which through subsidiary Xiangdian Heavy Equipment is the first dump truck manufacturer in China to sell independently designed and manufactured large mine haul trucks, is utilising advanced seals from…

March 1, 2012

Global nickel surplus may constrain stainless steel pricing

Surplus nickel and Chinese nickel pig iron production, may combine to lower nickel prices and keep stainless steel prices in check.

February 29, 2012

Scotiabank’s report paints optimistic outlook for copper, zinc and nickel

As Canadian exports of iron ore and uranium to China continue to increase dramatically, Beijing will benefit from higher-quality ore and diversification of supply sources, predicts economist Patricia Mohr in…

February 29, 2012

Teck chief says not to worry about China’s economy

Canadian resource giant Teck's Chief Executive Officer Don Lindsay told Reuters on Tuesday that concerns over the health of the Chinese economy is overstated

February 28, 2012

Whose pricing power? Big 3 said to be in talks to join China’s new iron ore trading platform

Should the supermajors join the new platform it would mark the latest shift in the global iron ore business which has been completely transformed in less than a decade.