February 12, 2012 Chinese miner buys a $25 million stake in Malaysian iron ore mines Chinese miner, Prosperity Minerals (PMHL.L), announced on Monday a US$25 million investment in Malaysian iron ore mines.
February 10, 2012 Germany and Kazakhstan ink $4 billion rare earths deal A $4 billion rare earths deal signed this week between Germany and Kazakhstan is being criticized by human rights groups.
February 10, 2012 China secretly raised its gold reserves China disclosed on Friday that it had secretly raised its gold reserves by three-quarters since 2003, increasing its holdings to 1,054 tonnes and confirming years of speculation it had been…
February 9, 2012 Canaccord to raise a US$1-billion fund for Chinese investment in natural resources Canadian merchant bank Canaccord Financial Inc. (TSX:CF) stocks were up almost 3 percent this morning after the company announced this morning that it will partner with the Import Export Bank…
February 9, 2012 Canada gets more than just pandas in black and white as Harper signs China uranium deal Canada’s nuclear-energy industry generates some $6.6 billion in annual revenue, $1.2 billion in exports each year and employs roughly 31,000 people according to Harper's office.
February 8, 2012 Massive rise in China gold imports in 2011 – policy controlling the price China continues to see rising gold consumption with a virtual tripling of gold imports through Hong Kong in 2011, but demand in December appears to have stuttered ahead of the…
February 7, 2012 Chinese companies hurling headlong into Sunshine Oilsands IPO Reuters reports that sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corp (CIC) and state oil company Sinopec are among three cornerstone investors that will pledge $350 million towards Sunshine Oilsands Ltd's Hong…
February 7, 2012 Centerra Gold Kumtor Mine work stoppage TORONTO, CANADA--(Marketwire - Feb. 6, 2012) - Centerra Gold Inc. (TSX:CG) announced that the unionized employees of its Kumtor operation in the Kyrgyz Republic have begun an illegal strike.
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…
World No. 2 gold miner is ‘willing to move’ on M&A, CEO says Agnico Eagle CEO Ammar Al-Joundi said the gold producer is “very well-positioned” to pursue acquisitions should opportunities emerge. February 13, 2026 | 02:47 pm