December 27, 2011 Christmas light recyclers learn their tricks from miners The Atlantic profiles Christmas light recyclers, a job that moved to China when the environmental restrictions in the U.S. became too onerous.
December 27, 2011 Shanghai Construction to Buy African Gold Mine (SinoCast Daily Business Beat via COMTEX) -- Shanghai Construction Group Co., Ltd. (shse:600170) announced on December 27 that its board allowed China Shanghai (Group) Corporation for Foreign Economic & Technological…
December 27, 2011 China should buy gold, the only safe haven – Central Bank research head The head of research for China's Central Banl says that the country should buy gold as the only safe place for risk averse investors when other assets are losing value
December 27, 2011 China says 2012 rare earths export quotas will be unchanged China has set the first tranche of rare earths export quotas for 2012 with more in reserve for firms that have not yet passed inspections. The biggest producer Baotou Rare…
December 26, 2011 Iron ore may rise to $150 if China eases credit rules Umetal.com forecast based on Chinese demand New York: Iron ore may rise to $150 (Dh551) a metric tonne by March on expectations China's central bank will ease credit conditions and…
December 26, 2011 Zinc leads drop in metals as int’l markets take a break Zinc led a dive among the most traded contracts of four base metals on the Shanghai Futures Exchange yesterday, as the Christmas period lessened the impact from international markets. The…
December 25, 2011 Mir mine in Yakutia: largest open pit diamond mine in world Mirny Mine, the largest open pit diamond mine in world, is located in Mirny, Eastern Siberia, Russia
December 25, 2011 Chinese November stainless flat product exports up by 19pct YoY According to data released by Chinese customs, China's exports of stainless steel flat products totaled 119,372 tonnes in November 2011, surged by 19% MoM in comparison of 100,029 tons in…
December 23, 2011 Copper order in Mongolia awarded to FLSmidth FLSmidth has been awarded a contract worth approximately USD 105m (approximately DKK 600m) from the Mongolian company, Mongolyn Alt (MAK) Group, to supply a greenfield copper concentrator for a mine…
December 23, 2011 China announces discovery of massive coal deposit The discovery of a massive new coal reserve in Xinjiang Uygur is hoped will help meet China's coal requirements, which are set to grow to 1 gigaton during the 12th…
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
