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Another clue China’s economy is going soft: Vancouver home sales hit a 10-year low

The National Post reports that June home sales hit a 10-year low.

Michael Allan McCrae | July 6, 2012 | 6:00 pm

Xstrata-Glencore merger vote postponed: unions raise concerns

Xstrata has delayed voting on a merger with Glencore as investors continue to dictate the offer and unions become more vocal about their concerns over the deal.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 6, 2012 | 12:58 am

China’s gold output could fall 40 tonnes this year

Gold production in the country – the world's top miner of the metal – appears to be slowing and at the current rate output is set to fall below the 341 tonnes mined in 2010.

Frik Els | July 5, 2012 | 1:50 pm

Australia won’t get in the way of Glencore-Xstrata

Australia's antitrust regulator has decided it would not oppose commodities trader Glencore's $26 billion takeover of miner Xstrata.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 5, 2012 | 12:48 pm

Chalco gets 30-day extension to find $920 million for SouthGobi Resources

Aluminum Corporation of China Limited and Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. agreed that the Chinese aluminum firm will get 30 days to buy Ivanhoe's stake in SouthGobi Resources.

Michael Allan McCrae | July 5, 2012 | 5:33 am

Introducing a global lithium company

Galaxy is an Australian-based global lithium company with lithium production facilities, hard rock mines and brine assets in Australia, China, Canada and Argentina.

CNW Telbec | Mining/Metals | July 4, 2012 | 8:23 pm

Unmasking the Asian giant

Chinese operas have been keeping audiences enthralled for hundreds of years with mythical characters, enchanting stories and elaborate masks that add drama and mystery. While this fantastical treatment is appreciated in the theatre, it isn’t in g...

Frank Holmes - U.S. Global Investors | July 2, 2012 | 6:30 pm

Copper market expects squeeze, big holding appears

Traders are bracing for a replay of the April squeeze that made copper expensive to obtain quickly, saying major trader Glencore controls almost half the inventories of the commodity held in London Metal Exchange-registered warehouses worldwide.

sharenet | July 2, 2012 | 4:33 pm

China Gold International picks up a Zambian miner for $20.4 million

China Gold International Resources is acquiring China Nonferrous Mining Corporation Limited for HK$155.1 million.

Marketwire - Mining and Metals | June 28, 2012 | 12:30 am

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China’s Chalco delays Boffa bauxite mine launch to 2020

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