June 6, 2011 China coking coal demand seen up 180MT by 2015 Shanghai Securities News citing unspecified government authorities reported that China’s demand for coking coal is expected to increase by 180 million tonnes by 2015. And, coking coal output in North…
June 5, 2011 Fortescue’s Chinese shareholder to triple production, seek $1.68bn listing The Australian reports Fortescue Metals' Chinese shareholder Hunan Valin Steel plans to triple its capacity through mergers and capital investment and is eyeing a listing on the Hong Kong stockmarket…
June 5, 2011 China tightens grip on rare earth supply as Baotou gobbles up 35 small miners Baotou Steel Rare Earth (Group) Hi Tech Co, the world's largest rare earth producer, will consolidate 35 local miners this month and further unify the distribution and processing of the…
June 4, 2011 Wedding season buying lifts gold, silver snaps losing streak in Indian Saturday trade Indian traders on Saturday sent gold prices higher amid the Indian wedding season and firming overseas trends and silver snapped its three-day losing streak. On global markets on Friday Gold…
June 3, 2011 SouthGobi Resources announces Soumber coal deposit officially registered with Government of Mongolia SouthGobi Resources announced that it has been notified by the Mineral Resource Authority of Mongolia (MRAM) that the company's Soumber coal deposit has been officially registered. The registration process includes…
June 2, 2011 Africa’s riding the Red Dragon The global mining industry is facing stiff new competition in getting deals done. The new competitors for the world’s resources have a mandate to secure long term resource deals for…
June 2, 2011 China’s Jiangxi ups rare earths profits 166% to $144m in first quarter Commodity Online online reports on Thursday rare earth monopoly China’s Jiangxi Province saw its output surged 30.15% year on year to 5,694 metric tons in the first four months of…
June 1, 2011 Rio Tinto and Chinalco form exploration JV Rio Tinto and Chinalco will be positioning their drills in Mainland China, the two companies announced today, in a new exploration joint venture to operate under the name Chinalco Rio…
June 1, 2011 After the dollar: what comes next? My readers are familiar with my forecast that the US dollar is in terminal decline. America is tragically bankrupt, unable to pay its lenders without printing the dollars to do…
June 1, 2011 China setting the pace for iron ore The world's biggest consumer of steel is ready to raise the stakes. Steel demand in China is expected to rise by around 25% by the year 2015, to a huge…
Rio Tinto’s fourth-quarter iron ore, copper output beat estimates Despite the comeback performance, Rio Tinto is still in danger of losing the top producer spot to Brazil's Vale. January 20, 2026 | 02:08 pm
