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Output halted at all non-coal mines in China’s Shanxi after accident

An iron mine in Shanxi was flooded on Thursday and trapped 13 miners.

Reuters | June 11, 2021 | 7:22 am

Ganfeng Lithium to sell $630m of shares to fund expansion

The company in March announced an ambitious plan to increase…

Reuters | June 10, 2021 | 10:26 am

Copper price retreats on Chinese price curb concerns

China’s state planner on Wednesday renewed its pledge to step…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 10, 2021 | 8:48 am

Iron ore price rises as China sees inflation “under control”

Iron ore and steel prices in China hit record peaks…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 10, 2021 | 8:15 am

Electric vehicles a $7 trillion market opportunity to 2030 – report

BloombergNEF forecasts global sales of zero-emission cars rising to 70%…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 10, 2021 | 5:11 am

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Boom in private debt financing for mining

Australia's Taurus raised $683m to invest in mining company debt last year, while two funds currently in the market are targeting investor capital of $800m.

Frik Els | May 25, 2016 | 4:45 pm

Pit collapse at jade mine in Myanmar leaves at least 13 dead

It is the latest in a series of deadly accidents in recent months to hit Hpakant, where as much as 90% of the world's jade is mined, mostly illegally.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 24, 2016 | 4:29 am

China plans $720B infrastructure investment, but iron ore still oversupplied

China plans to invest CNY4.7 trillion ($720 billion) on 303 transport infrastructure projects over three years but that may not be enough to give a strong boost to commodity prices in an oversupplied market.

CNBC | May 22, 2016 | 3:44 pm

Harvard, IMF economist: Emerging markets must go for gold

If all central banks were to hold at least 5% of forex reserves in gold (versus 60%+ in rich economies) it would require the purchase of almost 8,000 tonnes

Frik Els | May 19, 2016 | 1:44 pm

One in five rare earth companies want out

A new survey of the rare earth industry outside China shows many producers and processors are responding to weak prices by exiting the market.

Frik Els | May 18, 2016 | 12:43 pm

Copper price won’t lag spiking oil for much longer

China's spending on infrastructure is being front-loaded and should translate into significantly higher copper demand later in the year.

Frik Els | May 17, 2016 | 2:41 pm

Chart of the Week: ‘China’s debt bomb’

The ramp up in Chinese debt accumulation has been a leading concern of investors for years.

Visual Capitalist | May 17, 2016 | 12:10 pm

China’s ICBC buys giant London gold vault from Barclays

The deal, due to close in July, will make ICBC Standard the only Chinese bank to operate a vault in London.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 16, 2016 | 11:00 am

Eldorado Gold to sell remaining assets in China to Yintai Resources for $600 million

The deal marks the end of Eldorado’s reign in China.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 16, 2016 | 8:00 am

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