China Minmetals Corp.

A taste for tungsten—Finding the sweet spot for investors

By Brian Sylvester | December 9, 2014

Finding the right combination of factors for an investable tungsten operation is no easy matter, says Robert Baylis, managing director of London-based Roskill.

Copper, nickel, and zinc won't be cheap for long

By Kevin Michael Grace | October 21, 2014

The all-powerful U.S. dollar is currently hammering base metals and base metal equities.

Minmetals said to be near deal to buy Glencore’s Las Bambas mine

By Zijing Wu, Matthew Campbell and Jesse Riseborough, Bloomberg | February 6, 2014

A group led by China Minmetals Corp. is nearing an agreement to purchase Glencore Xstrata Plc’s Las Bambas copper project in Peru.

China, base metal tiger, sets the trend for metals

By Brian Sylvester | July 8, 2013

Industrial metal prices have struggled to find firm footing. Stefan Ioannou of Haywood Securities tees up near-, medium- and long-term scenarios for three industrial metals—copper, zinc and nickel—and explains why he is most enthusiastic about zinc.

China looking to juniors to feed its hunger for base metals

By Thedeal.com | September 9, 2009

Although it's hard to see China significantly reducing its reliance on BHP and Rio, the country is still exploring smaller options to feed its demand.

Vale, Fortescue to Export Over 125Mt of Iron Ore to China This Year

By Staff Writer | April 2, 2008

Brazilian iron ore giant Vale plans to ship over 100 million tonnes of iron ore to China this year, while Australian Fortescue Metals Group is set to export 25 million tonnes.

China Minmetals and Jiangxi Copper to Buy Northern Peru Copper for C$455M

By The Canadian Press | December 6, 2007

News of the deal helped propel the junior miner's stock price nearly 20% higher.

Minmetals and Jiangxi Copper Partner Up Over Copper Resource Development

By Ida Chen | October 9, 2007

China's largest metal trading firm has inked a strategic partnership agreement with the country's largest copper producer to co-develop copper resources at home and abroad.

Is Inco Now a Target?

By Craig Stanley | October 14, 2005

The Inco takeover of Falconbridge is likely to be successful. The question now is who, if anyone will take out Inco.

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