Showing posts with label Australia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Australia. Show all posts

Thursday, August 23, 2012

China Digs for Gold in Australia with takeover of Norton Goldfields


 
 
China Digs for Gold in Australia with takeover of Norton Goldfields

Zijin, China's largest gold producer, now holds more than 50% of Norton Golfdields' shares, as the Australian group attempts to revive mining operations in central Queensland and plans a new copper mine at Many Peaks, southwest of Gladstone. Four Norton directors, including Chairman Tim Prowse, have resigned and Zijin’s Chairman, Jinghe Chen, will chair the Norton Goldfields board.
China, the world’s 2nd largest economy, continues to be the most important market for companies looking for growth and Chinese companies continue to globalize by investing and selling their products in new markets; what is your company’s strategy for engaging China?
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Monday, February 20, 2012

Fortescue Forcasts Stronger Iron Ore demand From China

David Nealis President of Blue Bridge
Fortescue Forcasts Stronger Iron Ore demand From China.

Australia's Fortescue Metals Group shrugged off worries about a slowdown in Chinese demand for iron ore, vowing to stick with an US$8.4 billion mine expansion plan and forecast China to remain a big buyer in coming years. The company sells 95% of its output to Chinese steel mills, China is the world's biggest buyer of iron ore and plans to nearly triple production by mid-2013. Spot iron ore prices fell 19% in 2011 as China clamped down on liquidity, but have been steady this year around US$140 a ton.
This makes me wonder if Fortescue sees something in the market that I do not see, with the EU slow down which is China’s largest trading partner and the continued restrictions on real estate in China, I am not sure where this increased Chinese demand is going to come from.