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Vale says Chinese ban on its giant ships should be lifted next year

400,000 dead-weight tonne vessels costing $100 million each have never offloaded in China.

Frik Els | December 6, 2012 | 11:39 pm

Precious metals are Morgan Stanley’s top commodity picks, base metals not so much

Gold will average $1,853/oz

Michael Allan McCrae | December 6, 2012 | 5:35 pm

Chinese companies harvest metals via ‘urban mining’ of electronic junk

Chinese enterprises are turning to "urban mining" to satisfy the country's voracious appetite for metals

Marc Howe | December 5, 2012 | 12:01 am

INFOGRAPHIC: Chinese investments overseas

China is about to set a record year for outbound M&A, especially if the impending $15.1 billion CNOOC - Nexen deal sees the light before the end of 2012. So where and how much is China investing these days? Firmex came up with a great infographic that explains it all.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 4, 2012 | 3:00 pm

Vale says iron ore derivatives market is in the works

China's economic ascent created a spot market for iron ore and huge price fluctuations

Marc Howe | December 4, 2012 | 10:36 am

Mine owner detained following deadly Chinese coal mine disaster

Flood triggered when miners drilled into closed pit

Marc Howe | December 4, 2012 | 2:42 am

De Beers: global diamond sales grew only 4% in 2012

India bought less than in 2011, while rate of growth in China was cut in half.

Frik Els | December 3, 2012 | 12:00 am

These 2 charts tell you everything you need to know about iron ore for the next 20 years

It's all good 'till 2030.

Frik Els | December 2, 2012 | 9:04 pm

Lynas gets Malaysian rare earths plant going

After months of polemic and legal battles, Australian rare earths miner Lynas (ASX:LYC) has finally begun production at its Malaysian processing plant following a recent court triumph.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 30, 2012 | 11:23 am

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