Tianqi’s top shareholder to get up to $2.5bn injection

The world's largest potash miner is said to be mulling a merger with Uralchem, one of its main shareholders.

The Chinese firm already mines gold next door to a Phoenix deposit.

Hobbled by too much supply and not enough demand, especially in China, the coal needed to produce steel has fallen to levels not seen since 2004.

In this post I revisit the energy production and consumption data for China looking for clues about the future direction of global energy markets.

While not especially rare and not really earths, there is no doubting the difficulties in mining and processing the rare earth group of metals, or their importance to the global economy.

Iron ore price declines to resume as Shanghai rebar drops to record low Wednesday with bears calling rally just a blip before prices retreat to $40s again.

Showing over 1,250 attempted transactions, this list includes both successful and failed attempts in order to visualize the ebb and flow of Chinese investments up until mid-2014.

It also plans to review the legal status of the joint venture, while it negotiates with Ivanhoe to raise its stake to 20% from the current 5% it holds.

Together these giant gold operations produce more than 10 million ounces per year.