The Ministry of Land and Resources on Tuesday launched a website to provide information about the countrys mining rights trade and to make mining operations more transparent and fair. The new portal http://www.mlr.gov.cn/kyqsc/ is expected...

BEIJING - China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) Ltd, the countrys biggest offshore oil producer by capacity, said on Wednesday that it agreed to acquire cash-strapped oil sands producer Opti Canada Inc for $2.1 billion in cash and debt,...

Mr Hao Xiangbin a senior official with the China Coal Industry Association as saying that China, the world largest coal producer and consumer may soon lower value-added tax and port charges on imported coal to encourage the countrys coal im...

Chinas Baosteel Group, the countrys second-largest steel maker, has urged Chinese mills to exercise caution in using iron ore swaps as a way to hedge against price volatility, citing credit risks as well as miners ability to influence price...

Vice Premier Li Keqiang called for greater efforts to find and establish new mines in order to propel sustainable economic growth while visiting a land resource survey exhibition, which is being held in Beijing. Li called for more efforts i...

Production last year failed to meet target of 10 billion cubic meters SHANGHAI - China, the worlds largest energy user, plans to more than double production of its coal-bed methane by 2015 to cut reliance on oil and coal. The country aims t...