November 6, 2011 Hungry for more acquisitions, Minmetals turns to nickel Minmetals is not finished acquiring companies to add to its stable of base metal mines, according to Bloomberg. The state-run Chinese miner, with operations in Australia and Laos, a month…
November 6, 2011 Steel output cuts to hit Europe zinc demand A flurry of production cuts announced by steel firms in Europe will lead to a drop in the region's zinc consumption, although the global impact will be mitigated by continued…
November 6, 2011 More miners rescued from Chinese coal mine Nearly 53 miners were rescued from the Qianqiu coal mine in Sanmenxia, in Henan province, after rocks collapsed, killing eight people while 14 managed to escape.
November 6, 2011 China pushing for iron ore pricing changes – exec China, the world's biggest consumer of iron ore, is still hopeful that major foreign suppliers will change the way they set their prices, Zhu Jimin, chairman of the Shougang Group,…
November 6, 2011 GJEPC Working on Road Map for Colored Gemstones Revival The first-ever Mines to Market conference for colored gemstones wrapped up last week in India’s gem-cutting city of Jaipur. Rajiv Jain and Sanjay Kothari, chairman and vice chairman of the…
November 4, 2011 Majors amassing $144 billion in M&A cash… start buffing up your gold projects The cash at the world's top six mining companies is estimated to top out at $144 billion by end 2013 and M&A activity this year is already up 67% over…
November 4, 2011 Sino Vanadium execs give minorities a 180% premium as farewell present Top management and eight shareholders who control 73.9% of the outstanding shares of TSX-Venture listed Sino Vanadium on Friday announced that they are taking the tiny firm private. The company…
November 4, 2011 China coal mine blast: 4 dead, 57 trapped Rescuers were working Friday to try to save 57 miners who were trapped in a coal mine in central China after a rock explosion that followed a small earthquake, state…
November 4, 2011 China economy slowing visibly: Rio Tinto chief China's economy is "slowing visibly", the chairman of mining giant Rio Tinto said Friday, but he expressed confidence that it will prove resilient to any sharp correction in other major…
November 4, 2011 China to impose local coal consumption caps -report China is planning to cap coal consumption in a number of pilot regions as part of its plans to increase the use of clean energy and cut air pollution, the…
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am
