Hunan Gold shares surge after large deposit found in China
The Geological Bureau of Hunan Province said on Thursday that it had detected more than 40 gold veins containing an estimated 300 tons of the precious metal.
China, until recently a net exporter of coking coal, is set to become the world’s biggest importer of the steelmaking ingredient by 2015, causing “dizzying” upwards pressure on prices, a Brazil-based coal industry consultant told Dow Jones Newswires.