December 9, 2011 7 dead in coal mine accident in NE China Seven people were killed in a coal mining accident on Thursday in Jianchang county in northeast China's Liaoning province, local work safety authorities said.
December 8, 2011 Jaguar shares suffering after CEO’s abrupt departure Brazilian gold miner Jaguar (NYSE:JAG), which last month became the subject of takeover rumours, fell more than 10% on Wednesday, after the sudden resignation of its CEO and president Daniel…
December 8, 2011 Peabody acquires stake in Chinese coal importer Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU) on Thursday announced that it has acquired a 5.1 percent equity interest in Winsway Coking Coal Holdings Ltd. in a series of purchases of Winsway's shares…
December 8, 2011 Vale bends to new quarterly iron ore pricing model Pressured by Asian and European steelmakers not wanting to be locked into expensive iron ore contracts, Vale SA has bent to a new system that would see lower quarterly prices.
December 7, 2011 10 Indian diamond traders jailed in China; 12 to be deported Ten of the 22 Indian traders, charged with smuggling diamonds worth USD 7.3 million into China, were today sentenced to varied prison terms ranging from 23 months to six years…
December 7, 2011 Minmetals confident amid DRC election chaos, extends Anvil takeover offer again Anvil Mining, a copper producer in the Democratic Republic of Congo, announced Wednesday China's Minmetals Resources has extended its $1.3 billion takeover offer for the second time, to January 11 next year. The…
December 7, 2011 Yamaha to sell gold painted golf clubs in China Japan's Yamaha Corp. plans to tap the growing Chinese golf equipment market with made-for-China golf clubs, painted gold to attract wealthy customers, a company official said Tuesday.
December 6, 2011 With super-carrier disabled in its port Vale’s shipping strategy is keel hauled The Vale Beijing, the globe's largest bulk carrier, is disabled in a Brazilian port and shipping agents tell Reuters the vessel had ruptured its hull. If the $110 million vessel…
December 5, 2011 Korea and Canada to boost large-scale rare earth resources mine in S. Africa Korea Resources Corporation (KORES) has reached a definitive agreement with Canadian Frontier Rare Earths Ltd. to secure a 10 per cent interest in the Zandkopsdrift rare earth element mining project…
December 4, 2011 Report says half of China iron ore miners stop producing because of cheap imports Interfax-China reports that about half of China iron ore miners – mainly small and medium-sized firms – have suspended production in the face of dwindling profit margins.
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