August 8, 2011 Laconia shares soar on JV deal PERTH-based explorer Laconia Resources shares have spiked by as much as 16% after it announced a $A7.5 million deal with a Chinese syndicate to further explore and develop the Mooletar…
August 7, 2011 China’s gold output exceeds 164 tonnes in first half of year China's gold output grew by 5.18 tonnes, or 3.25 percent year-on-year to 164.42 tonnes during the first half of the year, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said…
August 6, 2011 Copper seen above $4 a pound on China recovery says Codelco Copper prices may remain above $4 a pound in coming months, driven by a recovery in demand from China, according to Codelco, the world's largest producer. Chinese inventories seem to…
August 6, 2011 Iron ore imports in China’s Heilongjiang Province double, price up 41% According to the local customs authorities, in the first half of this year the iron ore imports of China's Heilongjiang Province reached 2.507 million mt, which is 1.2 times the…
August 5, 2011 China Minmetals calls for rare earth production suspension Reuters reports that Minmetals has urged all firms in the rare earth sector to maintain the national output quota by suspending production starting from the beginning of August.
August 5, 2011 Macarthur Coal lures bidders as Peabody rouses China Peabody Energy Corp. is leaving the door open for a rival bidder to step in for Macarthur Coal Ltd. by offering less for the Australian mining company than it did…
August 2, 2011 Yanzhou Coal buys two Australian coal mines for $202 million Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. China's fourth-largest coal producer, yesterday acquired two Australian coal producers, Syntech Holdings Pty Ltd and Syntech Holdings II Pty Ltd, for A$202.5 million in cash.
August 2, 2011 Australia’s Beijing bind Australia's Treasurer Wayne Swan may soon have another foreign investment headache on his hands, as a Chinese entrepreneur says he has Beijing's backing to step around Australian investment rules and…
August 1, 2011 HSBC becomes first foreign bank to enter China’s gold futures market HSBC’s China banking unit has become the first and only foreign bank to be granted access to the country’s gold futures market, Reuters reports. HSBC Bank (China) received regulatory approval…
August 1, 2011 SF Diamond rises most since debut after reporting profit gain SF Diamond Co., a Chinese maker of drill bits and cutting tools, gained the most since its trading debut in Shenzhen more than five months ago after saying first- half…
Chile ready to sign lithium operation contract for Maricunga salt flat The project is managed by Codelco and Rio Tinto. January 27, 2026 | 09:54 am
