September 2, 2011 Big pay day for shortseller as investors jump Silvercorp ship Silvercorp Metals was forced on Friday to react to an anonymous letter also sent to the Ontario Securities Commission, presumably from a shorter of the company's stock that alleges a…
September 2, 2011 China diversifying iron-ore sourcing: report By Chuin-Wei Yap BEIJING -(MarketWatch)- Iron ore imports from sources outside China's four largest suppliers accounted for about a fifth of total ore imports in the first half of 2011,…
September 1, 2011 Silver becomes hot favourite in Asian exchanges The increased investor interest and rebound in prices for Silver have made it the new favorites in Asian commodity exchanges. In China's Hunan Province, a new precious metals exchange focussed…
September 1, 2011 Afghan copper mine to start production by end 2014 Delayed for several years owing to the discovery of historical artefacts at the project site, Metallurgical Corporation of China expects to start production at its Aynak copper mine by the…
August 31, 2011 Iron ore emerging as Asia’s industrial demand gauge Iron ore could soon become a leading economic indicator in emerging markets such as China, since the absence of speculative froth makes the sandy steelmaking raw material a better gauge…
August 31, 2011 Coal Shortages Force China’s Hand and Motivate It Speed up on Clean Energy Every booming economy could be handicapped by one vita resource – cheap energy. It’s no different for China whose economic juggernaut is entailing a high cost in terms of energy.…
August 31, 2011 Diamond Federation of Hong Kong holds bourse elections The Diamond Federation of Hong Kong, China Limited has announced its Executive Committee for 2011 through 2013, naming LEUNG, Sik Wah as honorary life president, MA, Y.Y. Lawrence as president…
August 31, 2011 Cobalt is the king of critical metals Most people don't know or care about cobalt. But, as with a number of metals we seldom hear about, we would certainly miss cobalt if it were not available for…
August 31, 2011 Beijing’s coal use to be capped The capital city will cap its annual coal consumption at 20 million tons by 2015, as part of its plan to release less carbon and further reduce air pollution, the…
August 31, 2011 Eyre magnetite jumps 200 pct Chinese steel major Wuhan Iron & Steel (WISCO) and Centrex Metals have boosted the total mineral resource for their Eyre Peninsula joint venture iron operation by 200% after posting an…
Column: Tin price bubble spells toil and trouble for global industry The tin market has kicked off the new year in explosive form. January 18, 2026 | 06:20 am
