China Gold is hunting for deals worth as much as $2 billion

As rumors fly that leading Western economies have exhausted their gold hoards, China has become the world's biggest gold producer while also discretely accumulating bullion reserves.

An immense chessboard-like grid which mysteriously appeared in the deserts of China's Xinjiang province several years ago could be the result of exploratory surveys for nickel.

Government documents reveal that two of China's biggest state-owned energy corporations have approached a Canadian federal minister to express their interest in acquiring stakes in the country's potash and fertilizer sectors.

After hitting a 9-week in Friday trading copper is set to rebound on increased sales of home appliances on the Chinese market.

Pierre Lassonde, one of the most accomplished and informed veterans of the global mining industry, tells investors not to panic about the recent fall in gold prices as the "macro picture is still very bullish."

The latest indication of a rebound for the world's second largest economy as infrastructure spending picks up.

Coal prices are set to receive a boost from the closure of small mines in China during the lead up to the 18th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, where the country's incumbent leadership will be succeeded replaced by a new administration.

The international resource sector faces rough waters ahead according to an industry insider who has just completed a round-the-world tour of key mining regions.

Mongolia's central bank says the country faces a 'reality check'.