September 18, 2012 Islands dispute: Why China won’t use rare earths against Japan Rare earths are much less of a trade weapon in Chinese hands than in the past.
September 17, 2012 Iron ore rebound continues Iron ore has been under pressure this quarter as China's steel industry struggles with rising inventories, overcapacity and overproduction.
September 17, 2012 Silvercorp shares down on police probe A strong run-up in Vancouver-based Silvercorp's stock came to a halt on Monday.
September 17, 2012 China’s biggest bank dials down Aussie resource sector lending China's ICBC has announced a reduction in its lending to Australia's resource sector due to concerns that the mining boom is nearing an end.
September 17, 2012 Plunging profits mark the end of coal’s halcyon era in China The halcyon decade that China's coal industry has enjoyed since 2002 market reforms has reached its terminus with a major dive in first half profits this year.
September 17, 2012 Saskatchewan hopes to export $3bn in uranium to China Brad Wall, premier of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, says the negotiation of a nuclear agreement between Canada and China could lead to huge exports of uranium from the prairie…
September 16, 2012 Metal prices to crater in three years due to Chinese re-balancing A belated rebalancing of the Chinese economy will lead to a collapse in commodities prices by 2015 according one of the West's leading experts on the PRC's economy.
September 16, 2012 How China drives commodities down Australia's resources minister, Martin Ferguson, has caused a stir with his assertion that the country's mining boom, one of the biggest drivers of its economic growth, is "over". As he…
September 14, 2012 Wrong again Dr Copper: The best indicator of Chinese growth has slowed to 3.6% The recent spike in the price of copper speaks of overoptimism.
September 14, 2012 Rio Tinto CEO: China steel production to reach 1 billion metric tons by 2030 Rio Tinto CEO Tom Albanese told reporters in Beijing that the company is optimistic about China's long-term steel production, predicting that Chinese steel output will increase by 40% to reach…
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