Chinas Sichuan Hongda Co. Ltd. has signed a $3 billion deal with Tanzania to mine coal and iron ore in the resource-rich east African country, local media said on Thursday. The investment involves construction of the Mchuchuma integrated co...

During the 12th Five-Year Plan, Chinas energy consumption of standard coal will increase by 0.8 to 1 gigaton, with an average annual increase of 4.8 percent to 5.5 percent, according to the China Energy Development Report 2011 released rece...

CMAs VP Chen Xianda met Chiles delegation (www.chinamining.org) Updated: 2011-12-07 10:07 Counter: 23 Chen Xianda, the Vice-President and Secretary-General of China Mining Association, met with a delegation from Chile on December 6, 2011. T...

Chinas Minister of Commerce, Chen Deming, said on Thursday he was not concerned about any possible World Trade Organisation challenge to Beijings policy on rare earths. He made the comments during a joint briefing in Beijing with the visiti...

Minmetals calls on industry to adhere to government guidelines BEIJING - The rare-earth processor China Minmetals Nonferrous Metals Co said it is planning to halt output to adhere to the countrys mandatory production limit. That comes amid...

The discovery of rich iron ore deposits in parts of the country has increased prospects of Kenya setting up its first steel manufacturing plant. Intensive prospecting over the past three years has yielded promising data on availability of i...