September 20, 2011 Silvercorp to try subpoena anonymous investors behind fraud allegations Silvercorp Metals Inc. (SVM.TO), the China-focused miner battling short-seller allegations of impropriety, says it is teaming up with at least one other company being targeted to try to subpoena the…
September 20, 2011 Rio on track to mine 240m tonnes of iron ore; analyst downplays oversupply concerns An $85 billion expansion of the iron ore industry in Australia will not depress the price of the crucial steelmaking ingredient because the major producers will simply curtail their outputs.…
September 20, 2011 Mongolia discussing changes to Oyu Tolgoi copper deal -report The Mongolian government is "discussing" possible changes to a 2009 investment agreement for its massive copper-gold deposit at Oyu Tolgoi, media reports quoted the country's Finance Minister S. Bayartsogt as…
September 20, 2011 Rough diamond demand growth to hit record this year Diamond producer De Beers expects global demand growth for rough diamonds to set a new record this year on the exceptionally strong performance of its key US market and robust…
September 20, 2011 China’s gold investment to top record Gold investment demand in China is likely to top a record 200 metric tons this year, the World Gold Council said. The country’s investment demand surged 70 percent in 2010…
September 20, 2011 Chinese firm to invest over $4 bn in Thar coal to generate 900MW A Chinese firm will invest over four billion dollars in Thar coal to generate 900 megawatts of power by the year 2014.
September 19, 2011 Short-sellers level new charges against Silvercorp Short-sellers increased their pressure on Silvercorp Metals Inc. (SVM-T). In a posting on alfredlittle.com, the short-sellers accused China-focused Silvercorp of inflating earnings, and offered more details on earlier allegations against…
September 19, 2011 Perfect storm creates tidal wave of gold demand A few weeks ago we held our Case for Investing in Gold webcast with the World Gold Council’s (WGC) Jason Toussaint, who gave some remarkable insight into gold demand in…
September 19, 2011 Finding America’s recovery in a resource-based past Ecnonobrowser, via Counterparties, looks at the current economic malaise in the U.S. and examines what possible sectors may help lead the economy out of its current slump.
September 18, 2011 Chinese copper demand to surge by 40% by 2015 Reuters quoted an official from the China NonFerrous Metals Industry Association as saying that China's apparent consumption of refined copper will rise by nearly 40% to 8.5 million tonnes per…
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