February 6, 2012

Ethical Coal: Mongolia’s sparkling potential amidst regional energy demand

Mongolia is land-locked country in East and central Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. With a population of 2.8 million people…

February 6, 2012

In the bullring with gold

After prices fell 10 percent in December, many investors wondered if the bull market in gold was running out of steam. That was before Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke swooped…

February 5, 2012

Chinese on a bullion binge

Over the past month they've been impossible to miss. On billboards across Hong Kong, throughout its subway network and all over its buses have been huge advertisements for little gold…

February 5, 2012

US job growth ripples to Chinese copper and ore

Nothing is so salutary for the Chinese economy as growth in the United States, and nothing is so good for copper and iron ore prices as a strong Chinese economy.…

February 5, 2012

China gold output in 2011 was 360 tonnes

Interfax-China reported that China's gold bullion output grew by 5.89% in 2011 to reach a record high of 360.96 tonnes up by 20.08 tonnes from the previous year making the…

February 4, 2012

Sunshine Oilsands postpones $700m Hong Kong IPO, now wants ‘resource savvy’ Canadian investors

Sunshine Oilsands, a Calgary-based oil explorer backed by Chinese state-owned enterprises, has delayed the launch of a planned up to $700 million initial public offering in Hong Kong which would…

February 4, 2012

China secures Kalahari, paves way for Extract bid

China Guangdong Nuclear Power Corp (CGNPC) declared its offer for Kalahari Minerals unconditional on Friday, paving the way for it to launch a takeover bid for Extract Resources, owner of…

February 3, 2012

Minco Gold Corporation Provides Update on the Tugurige Gold Project

Minco Gold Corporation (the "Company" or "Minco Gold") (TSX:MMM)(NYSE Amex:MGH)(FRANKFURT:MI5) provides the following update on the Tugurige Gold Project. On January 13, 2011, Minco Gold announced that it had, through…

February 3, 2012

Chinese invest $20m in Qld coal hopeful

Chinese state-owned Beijing Guoli Energy Investment is to take a $20 million stake in Queensland-based Cuesta Coal ahead of its listing this year.

February 2, 2012

Glenstrata: Not just mining’s biggest ever deal, a new kind of resource giant

Glencore International is in talks with Xstrata to merge in a deal that would create a $80 billion rival to BHP Billiton, Vale, Rio Tinto and China's Shenhua. Here's a…