January 17, 2011 Gold, fundamentally During the last decade, gold has emerged, once again, as a global currency and as an alternative to paper assets and paper currencies. While bond dealers and stock brokers continue…
January 17, 2011 We’ll save our copper smelting project, says China’s Xinjiang Xinxin Xinjiang Xinxin to pull out all the stops to meet environmental regulations and get government go-ahead to build copper smelter.
January 17, 2011 China’s Zijin Mining 2010 profits up by 40% Rise in net profit due to price hike in gold and base metals prices, along with increased copper and zinc production.
January 14, 2011 Sean Rakhimov: Silver Going Mainstream in 2011 Never mind the correction in the price of silver, says Silver Strategies Editor Sean Rakhimov; better things are ahead. "It may be volatile; it may be steep; but it should…
January 14, 2011 Thinking about China as big changes seen coming in gold, silver markets As relief courses through the Eurozone government bond markets at the success of Portugal’s, Spain’s and Italy’s government bond auction, the sharp edge of the crisis appears to go away,…
January 13, 2011 Surplus predicted for nickel in 2011 – Sumitomo A number of analysts are now predicting a nickel surplus this year as Chinese stainless steel growth slows and new nickel mine projects come on stream.
January 11, 2011 Chinese Experts to Study High-Tech Solutions for Coal Mine Safety in 12-Month Pilot at NYU-Poly Kansas City Business Journal reports: With China’s accelerating economy heavily dependent on coal, mine safety has emerged as a national priority. Moving to […]
January 10, 2011 Norway’s Orkla rumoured to sell Elkem metals unit to China’s BlueStar Deal delayed to allow time for dust to settle after Nobel Peace Prize controversy, says Norwegian newspaper Dagens Naeringsliv.
January 8, 2011 Record gold output could put 2010 China consumption at 600 tonnes Chinese 2010 gold output is estimated by government sources at around 340 tonnes for 2010, a new record, suggesting the country's total consumption may have reached close to 600 tonnes.…
January 7, 2011 Germany asks China to reconsider rare earth restrictions China's rare earths policies were a topic of discussion during the Chinese Vice Premier's trip to Germany, the German minister's spokesperson said. German Economy Minister Rainer Bruederle has asked Chinese…
South32 posts nearly 17% jump in quarterly manganese output The world's biggest manganese producer produced 1.3 million wet metric tons of the steel additive for the December quarter. January 21, 2026 | 02:06 pm