November 14, 2012

China to dial up overseas uranium development

Focus placed on Australia, Africa and Central Asia

November 14, 2012

China shores up African mining interests via agressive expansion Down Under

Cathay Fortune and China-Africa Investment make hostile play for Discovery Metals' copper interests in Botswana

November 13, 2012

Renewables surpass coal by 2035, says IEA

As long as subsidies stay intact

November 13, 2012

Chinese investors’ hunger for gold declines – ICBC

The bank says trading enthusiasm for bullion has eased from the scorching rate of the last few years as investors have become wary of the price volatility.

November 12, 2012

Fatal earthquake collapses gold mine in northern Myanmar

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit northern Myanmar on Sunday, collapsing a gold mine, a bridge, damaging several old Buddhist pagodas and leaving as many as 12 people feared dead.

November 10, 2012

SEC rules against resource firms over Dodd-Frank

Oil, gas and mining companies' request to have transparency rules put on hold under 2010 financial reform act has been rejected.

November 10, 2012

GFMS expects China gold demand to grow 1% to 860 metric tons in 2012

Philip Klapwijk, an executive of Precious Metals Consultancy GFMS Ltd., said on November 8 that China's gold demand will increase 1% to about 860 metric tons in 2012, which will…

November 10, 2012

Real Gold Mining’s Shirengou gold mine suspends production between end of October 2012 and beginning of February 2013

Real Gold Mining announced on November 9 that the Songshan District government in Inner Mongolia, China, will upgrade 10 kilovolt main electricity supply cables in the district between the end…

November 10, 2012

Zhongrun fails to acquire Australia-based Noble

Zhongrun Fails to Acquire Australia-Based Noble.

November 9, 2012

Canada may change entire temporary foreign worker program over Chinese miners controversy

Accusations of Chinese miners being dubiously brought into the Canadian province of British Columbia to work in coal mines has prompted the federal government not only to investigate the issue,…