June 19, 2011 First decline in 2 years in Chinese car sales worries zinc market Reuters reports that zinc prices ended May slightly firmer, recovering from an early rout but the prospect of a sizeable supply surplus this year and next will continue to weigh…
June 18, 2011 More expensive lightbulbs, plasma TVs coming as China action doubles rare earth prices in two weeks Prices of the certain rare earths used in energy saving lightbulbs, lasers, nuclear reactors, magnets and plasma televisions more than doubled in the past two weeks as China, responsible for…
June 17, 2011 Silvercorp eyes $500m revenue with two new mines coming on: Mining Weekly Mining Weekly reported that Silvercorp Metals, a Vancouver-based company with mines in China, as well as a silver project in BC, could see revenues approaching half a billion dollars if…
June 17, 2011 Chinese officials predict excess global rare earth supplies in 5 years Chinese industrial executives say the world's supply of rare earth minerals will outstrip demand within five years, ending reliance on China's exports. Wang Hongquain, general manager of China Nonferrous Metal…
June 16, 2011 India raises interest rates, worrying signs for gold Rising inflation in China and India's tenth interest rate hike since March 2010, is set to take a toll on consumers preference for the yellow metal, according to analysts and…
June 16, 2011 SouthGobi Selects Modular for mine management solution Modular Mining Systems, one of the world leaders in information management solutions for mining operations, has announced that SouthGobi Resources has chosen to implement the Modular IntelliMine Integrated Asset Management…
June 16, 2011 China Valves Technology signs a strategic cooperation agreement with Sinopec International Petroleum Service Corporation China Valves Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: CVVT), a leading Chinese metal valve manufacturer, today announced that the company has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Sinopec International Petroleum Service Corporation. Under…
June 15, 2011 Schneider Electric buys leading Chinese mining drives player Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management, has signed an agreement to acquire Leader Harvest Power Technologies Holdings, one of the leading players in the fast-growing medium voltage drives…
June 14, 2011 China’s asset managers rushing to launch resource investment funds Chinese asset managers are rushing to launch funds that invest in natural resources and precious metals overseas, responding to feverish domestic demand for inflation-hedging tools.
June 14, 2011 Jewellers provide support as gold prices bounce Gold rebounded on Tuesday after posting its biggest one-day loss in a month in the previous session on growing worries about another global economic downturn, but a weaker U.S. dollar…
Southern Copper sees lower output as silver rally grabs focus Company expects copper output to decline over the next two years as ore grades fall at key mines in Peru. January 28, 2026 | 10:35 am
