December 30, 2011 Slowing China Means Ore-Ship Rates at Lowest in Decade: Freight The weakest growth in demand in at least a decade for shipments of iron ore, the second-biggest commodity cargo after crude oil, means rates for the largest vessels will plunge…
December 29, 2011 Joy Global Inc. announces acquisition of controlling interest in China-based International Mining Machinery Holdings Limited MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Joy Global Inc. (NYSE:JOY) ("Joy Global") a worldwide leader in high productivity mining solutions today announced that it completed the acquisition of approximately 41.1% of the outstanding common…
December 29, 2011 Chinese company buys $89 million stake in NSW copper mine A once-abandoned copper mine in New South Wales, Australia is being revitalized through a partnership with a Chinese company.
December 29, 2011 Metals – Brazil – Vale’s Chinamax vessel starts unloading its first iron ore in China Brazillian firm Vale's (NYSE: VALE) Chinamax vessel started unloading its first iron ore in China on Wednesday after months of uncertainty on accessing its largest market's ports, news service Exame…
December 28, 2011 Diamond prices to rise over four years Diamond prices are poised to rise for the next four years, outpacing gold, as increased spending on luxury goods in China, India and the Middle East outpaces supplies of the…
December 28, 2011 W. Australia looks to China for iron ore project Western Australia invited China to invest in a A$5.94 billion (US$6 billion) port and rail project that aims to open up a new iron ore province in the state's Mid…
December 28, 2011 Globalisation of China’s yuan widens – gold to reclaim role The latest moves towards trade in Chinese yuan sounds the early death knell of the dollar as the world's global reserve currency with gold likely to return to the monetary…
December 28, 2011 Copper concentrator (40,000 t/d) order in Mongolia awarded to FLSmidth FLSmidth has been awarded a contract worth approximately $105 million from the Mongolian company, Mongolyn Alt (MAK) Group, to supply a greenfield copper concentrator for a mine some 500 km…
December 27, 2011 China cracks down on gold exchanges Governments hate competition. Due to record breaking gold prices this year, more unauthorized gold exchanges have been created to capitalize on gold fever.
December 27, 2011 Shenhua planning Asia’s largest thermal power project in S. China’s Guangxi NANNING, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- China Shenhua Group Co. Ltd., the country's largest coal producer, has signed an agreement to build Asia's largest thermal power project in southern Guangxi Zhuang…
US urges partners and allies to increase critical minerals supply chain resiliency Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hosted his counterparts in Washington to discuss solutions to secure and diversify supply chains for critical minerals. January 12, 2026 | 03:08 pm
