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China Became the World’s Largest Supplier of Gold, Surpassing South Africa
The China Mining Report provides industry professionals and strategists, corporate analysts, mining associations, government departments and regulatory bodies with independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on China’s mining industry
Subsidiary of Rio Tinto Cancel Aluminum Mine Exploration Investment in Saudi Arabia
A subsidiary of global mining giant Rio Tinto Group said Wednesday it is pulling its investment out of a $7 billion Saudi Arabian aluminum project due to the weakening global economy.
Rusian Mining Exploration Company, Russia’s Norilsk Nickel Stretches From Arctic to SA, US to Australia
In July 2007, a Canada-domiciled mining company was acquired by a Russian group for $5,2-billion. That company was LionOre, and it had assets in Southern Africa – an 85% share in Tati Nickel, in Botswana, and a 50% stake in Nkomati Nickel, in South Africa.
LionOre’s buyer was the giant Russian mining and metallurgical group, OJSC [...]
The price of coal is poised to rebound on demand from China
The price of coal is poised to rebound from a two-year slump as China buys more than it exports for the first time in history.
Power use in China, the world’s biggest coal producer, is rising 13 percent annually, and utilities are building plants at a record pace. The country gets 78 percent of its electricity [...]
New uranium junior lists at big premium
There is the definite making of a uranium boom in the junior mining sector, which could make money for the investor, but could also leave you with burnt fingers as with many other commodity booms in the past. Junior exploration companies can float and generate big premiums on little more than a wing and a [...]
