SYDNEY, Sept 6 (Reuters) - China Metallurgical Group Corp has unveiled plans to develop an iron ore mine in Western Australia with construction starting in mid-2012 and operations starting by 2015, the Australian Financial Review said on Monday.
People visit the 19th Urumqi Trade Fair in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 5, 2010. The five-day annual trade fair closed on Sunday.
The debris of the houses are seen after a fire in Wuji Village of Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sep. 5, 2010. A fire occurred at a residential zone of a mining area early Sunday, burning down 108 houses. No casualties were reported.
The People's Government of Yunnan Province of China organised the "Sri Lanka - Yunnan (China) Exchanges and Co-operation Promotion" for the first time in Sri Lanka to improve business relations between Sri Lanka and the Yunnan Province, said Prime Minister D. M. Jayaratne.
Goldcorp agreed to buy Argentina-focused gold miner Andean Resources for $3.6 billion, trumping a competing offer from fellow Canadian miner Eldorado Gold Corp.[...]
Chinese officials have ordered state companies to meet investment bankers to explore ways to block BHP Billiton's $39 billion bid for Potash Corp, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said.
Philex Mining Corp., controlled by Manuel Pangilinan, is studying an investment into the $5-billion Tampakan project in the Philippines two months after a Chinese proposal was pulled. Philex is