February 16, 2012 Russia Cuts 2011 Coking Coal Exports 21 pct as China Demand Drops Russian exports of steelmaking coal declined 21 percent last year to 14.2 million metric tons because of lower demand from China and periodic halts at some Siberian mines.
February 16, 2012 China coal mine tramcar accident kills 15, injures 3 Fifteen miners died and another three were injured after a tramcar derailed in a coal mine in central China, authorities said on Thursday, in the latest accident to hit the…
February 16, 2012 Vale profits fall 21% after bending to Chinese steelmakers Vale is the world's largest producer of iron ore and a top nickel miner, reported a quarterly net profit of $4.67 billion, compared to $5.9 billion in the same quarter…
February 15, 2012 Takeovers the Path to Golden Returns: Sascha Opel Sascha Opel, publisher of one of Germany’s most popular commodity newsletters, looks at the economy with rose-colored glasses. He sees the end […]
February 13, 2012 Iran sanctions: Trade with number 6 iron ore exporter heading to zero Although some Asian firms have found creative ways of doing business with Iran, European iron ore traders and shipping companies are shying away completely from transacting with the country as…
February 13, 2012 China is buying lots of copper but not because it needs it Gordon G. Chang, gloomy prognosticator on China, digs into trade numbers on copper and believes the Chinese are buying copper to gussy up their trade deficit numbers, rather than having…
February 12, 2012 Chinese miner buys a $25 million stake in Malaysian iron ore mines Chinese miner, Prosperity Minerals (PMHL.L), announced on Monday a US$25 million investment in Malaysian iron ore mines.
February 10, 2012 Germany and Kazakhstan ink $4 billion rare earths deal A $4 billion rare earths deal signed this week between Germany and Kazakhstan is being criticized by human rights groups.
February 10, 2012 China secretly raised its gold reserves China disclosed on Friday that it had secretly raised its gold reserves by three-quarters since 2003, increasing its holdings to 1,054 tonnes and confirming years of speculation it had been…
February 9, 2012 Canaccord to raise a US$1-billion fund for Chinese investment in natural resources Canadian merchant bank Canaccord Financial Inc. (TSX:CF) stocks were up almost 3 percent this morning after the company announced this morning that it will partner with the Import Export Bank…
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am
