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China cracks down on gold exchanges

Governments hate competition. Due to record breaking gold prices this year, more unauthorized gold exchanges have been created to capitalize on gold fever.

Wall St. Cheat Sheet | December 27, 2011 | 7:16 pm

Shenhua planning Asia’s largest thermal power project in S. China’s Guangxi

NANNING, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- China Shenhua Group Co. Ltd., the country's largest coal producer, has signed an agreement to build Asia's largest thermal power project in southern Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.

Xinhua | December 27, 2011 | 7:09 pm

Christmas light recyclers learn their tricks from miners

The Atlantic profiles Christmas light recyclers, a job that moved to China when the environmental restrictions in the U.S. became too onerous.

Michael Allan McCrae | December 27, 2011 | 6:30 pm

China should buy gold, the only safe haven – Central Bank research head

The head of research for China's Central Banl says that the country should buy gold as the only safe place for risk averse investors when other assets are losing value

Mineweb | December 27, 2011 | 9:16 am

China says 2012 rare earths export quotas will be unchanged

China has set the first tranche of rare earths export quotas for 2012 with more in reserve for firms that have not yet passed inspections. The biggest producer Baotou Rare Earth is still awaiting environmental approval

Mineweb | December 27, 2011 | 9:12 am

Mir mine in Yakutia: largest open pit diamond mine in world

Mirny Mine, the largest open pit diamond mine in world, is located in Mirny, Eastern Siberia, Russia

Xinhua News Agency | December 25, 2011 | 12:28 pm

Copper order in Mongolia awarded to FLSmidth

FLSmidth has been awarded a contract worth approximately USD 105m (approximately DKK 600m) from the Mongolian company, Mongolyn Alt (MAK) Group, to supply a greenfield copper concentrator for a mine some 500 kilometres from the capital city Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

Michael Allan McCrae | December 23, 2011 | 4:09 pm

China announces discovery of massive coal deposit

The discovery of a massive new coal reserve in Xinjiang Uygur is hoped will help meet China's coal requirements, which are set to grow to 1 gigaton during the 12th 5-year plan.

Mineweb | December 23, 2011 | 2:42 pm

Tens of thousands of Chinese residents protest coal plant

Tens of thousands of residents from Haimen, China, who protested the construction of a coal-fired power plant earlier this week, are now being arrested.

Michael Allan McCrae | December 22, 2011 | 11:54 pm

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