China’s top lithium miner struggles to pay $6 billion debt

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Yanzhou Coal is China's third-largest listed coal miner by output.

The deposit contains rare earths that are 20 to 30 times more concentrated than those coming from China.

The communist country's influential economic planning agency predicts oversupply of iron ore and moderate 4% steel production growth in 2013.

New gold discoveries declined by 45% over the past decade.

Both good and bad for Canadian mining in the 2013 federal budget.

The country's commodities forecasting agency expects average price to fall to $90 a tonne over the next five years.

Fund will invest mostly in equities and debt instruments related to gold, precious metals, copper and minerals.

About 700 workers are emanding better salaries and bonus payments.