China’s copper import boom leaves other metals cold

What happens next is critical say mining companies currently operating in the country.

Benchmark 62% iron content ore hits fresh five-and-half-year low, but high-quality lump prices rise again to $89 a tonne.

The ship will accommodate as many as 180 people and is expected to be delivered by the end of 2017.

Vancouver-based firm's three Chinese mines could fetch up to $1.5 billion ahead of a Hong Kong listing.

Even with gold prices dropping to near 4-year lows, buyers in China - the world's leading market - aren't tempted, suggesting prices have further to fall.

Fresh Chinese weakness pushes iron ore price to lowest since June 2009, but rising premiums for high-quality lump imports offers some hope.

Sources close to X2 Resources, Davis' new company, have cast doubts on reports that the firm had made an offer.

Woo served as a U.S. State Department representative in Asia for about 15 years with postings in countries including China, Japan and Australia.

After a brutal two-month sell-off, the nickel price is recovering as Chinese port stocks are depleted and global stainless steel output picks up.