November 21, 2011

Outotec to deliver copper flash smelting and flash converting technology to China

Outotec has been awarded a contract by Guangxi Jinchuan Non-Ferrous Metals for the design and delivery of a greenfield copper production plant to be built in the Fangchenggang port area…

November 20, 2011

Gold demand in Europe spikes 135 percent due to market worries

Due to euro jitters and the U.S. credit downgrade, investment demand in Europe for gold jumped 135% to a record quarterly value of €4.6 billion. On Thursday the World Gold…

November 20, 2011

China’s Mood Shifts Drive Iron-Ore Swings

November 20, 2011

MONGOLIA – JV for coal and iron ore projects

A new joint venture has been formed between one of the world’s top oil and commodity traders and one of Mongolia’s largest private natural resources investors. The 50:50 JV between…

November 20, 2011

Searching for 8 missing coal miners stopped

Rescuers decided to stop the search for eight miners Sunday who have been trapped underground for 10 days in a coal pit after a gas leak accident in Southwest China's…

November 20, 2011

Ministry of Land and Resources, China and Swedish Raw Materials Group conclude cooperation agreement

Raw Materials Group (RMG), mineral economists based in Stockholm, Sweden has concluded a cooperation agreement with Information Center of Ministry of Land and Resources (ICMLR) Beijing, China. RMG and ICMLR…

November 19, 2011

China Looks West as India Iron Ore Supply Slumps

China has began looking out for alternative markets to compensate for the Iron Ore trade deficit anticipated from India due to the prevailing crisis, a senior official said...

November 19, 2011

Taiwan’s China Steel in talks to defer ore, coal shipments

19-NOV-2011 Intellasia | Business Week Free newsletter - click here China Steel Corp., Taiwan's largest producer, is in talks with BHP Billiton Ltd, Rio Tinto Group and Vale SA to…

November 19, 2011

China aluminum users may take longer lunar holidays on weak demand

Reuters reported that aluminum fabricators in China may take longer Chinese New Year breaks as product demand is set to stay lukewarm in the coming two months on tight credit…

November 18, 2011

Silver attempts comeback after Thursday’s rout despite margin hike

Marketwatch reports China’s leading market for precious metals trading increased its silver margin requirements Friday to a fresh high amid heightened volatility in precious metals. The Shanghai Gold Exchange lifted…