July 21, 2011 Clouds gather over global economies Growth ground to a halt in the euro zone's private sector this month while China's factory sector contracted for the first time in a year, surveys showed on Thursday, deepening…
July 20, 2011 Rare earths: China always one step ahead of the West When news broke Thursday last week that China was raising REE export quotas for the second half of the year, ostensibly in reaction to a WTO ruling, it was greeted…
July 20, 2011 China says cannot invest ‘too much’ in gold and silver In calling for the U.S.to take ‘responsible' measures on the economy and debt, China's FX regulator says country can't buy too much gold as the market is too small.
July 20, 2011 Chinese mines under scrutiny The recent Chilean mine disaster has sparked new fresh debate in China regarding work safety and rescue work in the domestic mining industry. China has made huge steps to improve…
July 20, 2011 Chinese investor plans Meridian takeover NineMSN reports that shares in Meridian Minerals (ASX:MII)jumped after a Chinese state-owned entity, revealed plans to takeover: Shares in Meridian Minerals jumped after the junior explorer's largest shareholder, a Chinese…
July 19, 2011 Copper rises on US housing data, China demand hopes Copper hit its highest since mid-April on Tuesday on better-than-expected U.S. housing data, a weaker dollar and hopes Chinese demand will remain firm, helping offset investor anxiety over U.S. and…
July 19, 2011 Video of Indian MP chased away and beaten up by locals upset over Chinese clay mining project Need proof that stakeholder relations can be fraught? See this recently uploaded YouTube video of Siveru Soma, an Indian MP, who was chased away and beaten up by a mob…
July 19, 2011 China’s Huaibei Coal plans IPO to fund $1.4bn expansion plans Chinese miner Huaibei Coal Group is planning an initial public offering (IPO) on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, according to a local press report. Shanghai Securities News said the flotation will…
July 19, 2011 Copper gains on dollar, China demand hopes Copper hit its highest since mid-April on Tuesday as a weaker dollar and hopes Chinese demand will remain firm helped offset investor anxiety over US and European sovereign debt concerns.…
July 18, 2011 Bond traders: “You’re next, Italy” The latter part of this editorial contains comments on resources stocks and metals. Notwithstanding those comments, the current situation in Europe will overwhelm everything else in the market near term…
Vale’s iron ore output hits seven-year high in 2025, surpassing Rio Tinto’s Pilbara Vale's iron ore production for 2025 reached 336.1 million tons, up 2.6% from the previous year. January 27, 2026 | 02:18 pm
