March 20, 2012

China Moly pursues US $579 million from Shanghai IPO

China Molybdenum Co. (HKG:3993), the country’s largest producer of the element by output, plans to launch an initial public offering in Shanghai, which may raise around 3.65 billion yuan (US$579…

March 20, 2012

BHP exec: China demand for iron ore flattening

China's demand for iron ore is "flattening out", a senior executive at BHP Billiton Ltd. said Tuesday.

March 19, 2012

Iron ore demand will double by 2030: RMG

The global demand for iron ore will double over the next 18 years driven primarily by China's and India's appetite for steelmaking.

March 19, 2012

Clean up one of mining’s dirtiest industries – REE experts

Industry experts say the key to ending China's monopoly on rare earths is for other nations to help clean up the industry instead of freeing up trade.

March 19, 2012

Teck and China’s Ministry of Agriculture Sign Agreement to Promote Zinc Fertilizer

Teck Resources LimitedLimited ("Teck", TSX: TCK.A and TCK.B, NYSE: TCK) and the National Agricultural Technology Extension Service Center of the Ministry of Agriculture of China (NATESC) announced today that they…

March 18, 2012

Tin miners have success in the can

STAND by for a re-ranking of Australia's tin hopefuls. Peruvian mining giant Minsur recently put together a list of the world's top tin resources, China being No 1 with 60…

March 18, 2012

Rio Tinto still bullish on China growth

Mr Tom Albanese CEO of Rio Tinto as saying that company has shrugged off concerns about a slow down in Chinese demand for commodities, reiterating its faith in the Asian…

March 18, 2012

Oyu Tolgoi to start copper and gold production in late 2012

As Chile is hit by falling ore grades and Peru is hit by delays due to populist agitation, the copper market is pinning a lot on the start of copper…

March 17, 2012

Canada sees mining resurgence: Scott Jobin-Bevans

Amid the bustle of the 80th Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention in Toronto, The Gold Report sat down with PDAC President Scott Jobin-Bevans for his take on…

March 16, 2012

Korea Resources wants at least 10% of world’s largest met coal deposit

State-run Korea Resources Corp. (KORES) is planning to invest at least US$532 million (600 billion won) in mining projects abroad this yea, particularly in the coal sector of Indonesia and…