March 4, 2011 Australia hoped to limit Chinese resources investments – Wikileaks According to U.S. embassy cables released on Wikileaks, Australia’s changes to foreign investment rules in 2009 were aimed at limiting Chinese investments […]
March 3, 2011 Canada eclipsed China in mining M&A: PwC report China may have dominated mining news headlines over the past year, but it is a small player when it comes to mergers and acquisitions, according to a report released today…
February 28, 2011 Australia still world’s no. 2 gold producer Australia produced 266 tonnes of gold in 2010, up 17% on 2009 but not enough to secure it first place as China's output grew to 341 tonnes in the same…
February 27, 2011 Making use of methane: Methane recovery technology by Australia-based Industrea is getting a lot of attention in China In October 2010 the Chinese government shut down 1,611 illegal coal mines in an effort to improve an industry whose working conditions have been described as harsh, dangerous, and often…
February 23, 2011 The China Factor: Robust demand for thermal coal In this series of short articles I present a few of my notes and observations on thermal coal, uranium, vanadium, molybdenum, copper and […]
February 23, 2011 China seeks to reduce heavy metals pollution China’s environmental protection agency has vowed to curb heavy metal pollution in a bid to cut widespread industrial contaminants like lead that […]
February 21, 2011 Follow the money: how to profit from copper’s next wave Investing in copper might be the simplest way to profit from the ongoing global urbanization.
February 17, 2011 Bottleneck or supply deficit? There have been numerous reports of bullion shortages in many parts around the world, along with rising premiums. And the two explanations – we’re running out of gold! and, it’s…
February 16, 2011 How much more demand can silver handle? The numbers for silver demand are starting to make some market-watchers nervous.
February 15, 2011 China to launch rare earth regulatory body While Beijing has already implemented a quota system for rare earths, the country is set to launch an industry association that will […]
China lithium tumult spurs futures exchange to step in again The lithium carbonate contract on the Guangzhou Futures Exchange closed limit-up on Tuesday. January 21, 2026 | 10:50 am
