October 22, 2011 Five sacked over China coal mine blast International News: Beijing, Oct 22 (IANS) Five officials were sacked after a coal mine gas explosion killed 11 people and injured two in northwest China's Shaanxi province, authorities said Saturday.…
October 22, 2011 Iron ore and copper reflect China’s wave of selling Iron ore fell to its lowest level of the year and copper plunged more than 6 per cent as Chinese investors led a wave of selling across industrial commodities markets…
October 21, 2011 Mining ripping away chunks of Great Wall in rural areas One of the Seven Great Wonders of the World is being threatened by mining. Reuters reports that legal and illegal mines operating below the Great Wall of China are tearing…
October 21, 2011 Copper bounces 5.5% from 15-month low as supply disruptions begin to bite In early morning trade in New York, copper for delivery in December jumped 5.5% from yesterday's 15-month low to trade at $3.23 a pound after France and Germany made positive…
October 21, 2011 China 2011 coal imports set to decline 8.5% despite tight domestic supplies China's net coal imports this year are expected to reach around 150 million tonnes less than last year's 164.83 million tonnes, state news agency Xinhua said on Friday, citing the…
October 21, 2011 Chinalco to buy 45 mln T of Tavan Tolgoi’s coking coal Chinalco signed a contract with Mongolian miner Erdenes MGL in July for the purchase of 45 million tonnes of Tavan Tolgoi's coking coal over the next three years, and the…
October 20, 2011 Iron ore price slide unlikely to stop as China continues to sputter The rout in industrial metals has claimed another victim: iron ore. On the same day that copper tumbled nearly 7% for its biggest slide in a month, Bloomberg reports that…
October 20, 2011 China, Taiwan sign nuclear safety accord Taiwan and mainland China have signed a cross-Strait cooperation agreement on nuclear safety and emergency reporting during the seventh round of talks between the two sides in the past three…
US asks allies to step up measures on Chinese minerals Ending US reliance on the minerals has been a top priority for Washington since last year, when Beijing imposed export restrictions on rare earths. January 15, 2026 | 04:05 pm
