February 2, 2012

China’s gold output ranks first in world for five consecutive years

China's gold output reached 360.96 tons in 2011, up 5.9 percent year-on-year, according to the latest statistics from the China Gold Association.

February 2, 2012

LME copper slips on slow China demand, EU debt woes

London copper slipped on Thursday as gains in the past month kept Chinese buyers at bay and the euro zone debt crisis continued to weigh on sentiment, but upbeat global…

February 1, 2012

China enhances position as world No. 1 gold producer – but where’s it all going?

China's gold output rose again in 2011 confirming its position as global No. 1 producer, but is it surreptitiously taking all its domestic production into its reserves?

February 1, 2012

Rare earth metals—not your father’s mining biz: Byron King

The non-Chinese rare earth metals sector is not dying, insists Byron King, editor of Outstanding Investments and Energy & Scarcity Investor. However, a rare earth miner's path to success significantly…

January 31, 2012

Iron ore hits a wall

After staging an impressive comeback from October's lows, the rally in iron ore prices seems to have run out of steam.

January 31, 2012

Silvercorp Announces Positive Pre-Feasibility Study for the GC Silver-Lead-Zinc Project in Guangdong Province, China

Silvercorp Metals Inc. ("Silvercorp" or the "Company") (TSX:SVM)(NYSE:SVM) is pleased to announce it has received a positive Pre-Feasibility Study ("PFS") for its 95%-owned GC Project in Guangdong Province, China.

January 31, 2012

China Gold Rush – Not on Discovery Channel

The 2012 week-long celebrations of the Year of the Dragon in China were nothing but a major 'gold rush' with gold sales volumes exceeding 95 million U.S. dollars, which is…

January 30, 2012

WTO slapdown: China told to lift restrictions on mineral exports

In a ruling that will have ramifications for rare earth supplies, the World Trade Organization ruled today that China is improperly restricting the export of minerals.

January 30, 2012

Flood traps dozens in China mine

A flood left dozens of workers trapped in a coal mine in northern China's Inner Mongolia region, the mine's owner said. The number of people trapped in the mine, which…

January 30, 2012

Warning on ore cargoes and liquefaction

The Association refers to its previous warnings on the dangers of bulk cargo liquefaction problems, mainly arising from the carriage or mineral ore cargoes. The recent loss of two vessels,…