· Hottest news review on Chinamining.org in April, 2012

· No tarnish on prospects for stainless steel

· South China's Yingtan city to set up copper inspection center

· 9 dead in China steel plant blast

· China Vows to Protect Environment By Merging Rare Earth Manufacturers

· New oil pricing mechanism urged in China

· Xinjiang coal industry transformation on right track

· European Union Hits China With Tariffs on Aluminum Radiators

· India Q1 gold consumer demand slides 29 pct: WGC

· Oversupply in platinum market on recycling

· Indonesia Nickel-Ore Ban Sends Sumitomo Looking for Supply

· S African Continental's coal output, sales above average in April

· Iran Aluminum Output Rose 8.5% Year to March 19, Press TV Says

· US to keep duties on coke imports

· Rare Earths Miner Molycorp Makes $650 M Debt Offering to Push Neo Material Takeover Bid

· Copper miner Freeport concerned about Indonesia

· Base metals stand their ground in sell-off storm

· Platinum may see fall in supply, demand this year

· Imported iron ore prices fall as analysts expect demand to remain sluggish

· Iron Ore-China steel hits 5-1/2 month low, ore sags

· China's gold output up 10.08% in Q1

· Coal prices cut into energy industry

· Stricter rules on emissions lift demand for palladium

· Coal stocks at China's key Bohai Sea ports edge up 1.7% on week

· Sinopec in talks for foreign unconventional energy

· Chinese solar panel makers eye a nuclear-free Japan

· Talks to help develop shale gas

· China Reduces Solar Subsidy on Declining Costs of Components

· China seeks to expand green energy ties

· Solar industry set to shine once again

· China New Energy Building Waste-to-Biofuel Plant in China

· US, China To Discuss Shale Gas During Bilateral Talks -Official

· China Foreign Investment Falls 0.7% in Sixth Monthly Drop

· China CPI growth eases to 3.4% in April

· China PPI down 0.7% in April

· China's fixed-asset investment up 20.2% in January-April

· Slowdown weights on energy industry

· Analysis - China growth risks signal need for fiscal action

· China building power transmission line of world's largest capacity

· China inflation eases in April, uptick in output seen

· China's April electricity consumption up 3.7% year on year

· Vale targets China firms over mega ship standoff

· Xinjiang's jade business off-limits to officials

· China Resources Cement's sales prices down 6% in Q1

· Chinese bank to invest in Cambodia's TV, steel sectors

· Chinese railway to link coal producers to sea outlet

· China to improve power grid safety with nano-material

· China's petrochemical sector growth slows further in Q1

· Chalco Targeted as Mongolia Seeks to Limit State Deals

· Zhejiang Hailiang In Copper Cobalt JV In Congo

· GE, Shenhua form coal tech venture

· Chinalco Said to Seek $1 Billion in IPO of Peruvian Unit

· Yanzhou Said in Talks to Buy Vale's Stake in Mine

· Colombia, China discuss coal mining ventures, possible rail project

· PetroChina in talks to buy Valero's Aruba refinery: sources

· Chinese-backed Texas wind project to boast largest US turbines: developer

· Ordos Wulan Coal to issue RMB 700 mln bills

· China's Zhengteng to start 150,000 mt/year copper products project H2

· China Shenhua Energy's April coal output up 13% on year

· China Steel looks to issue longer duration bonds

· CSRC approves China Molybdenum's IPO in Shanghai

· CNMC seeks HK IPO

· China's Shanxi eyes re-selling import coal to S Korea, Japan on weak demand

· Sinopec, PetroChina Facing Processing Losses on Price Cut

· China to issue rare earth special tax permit to regulate overproduction

· Update: China Raises Resources Tax on Iron Ore, Tin, Molybdenum

· China raises mining taxes on iron, tin, other minerals-paper

· China gets tougher on work safety violations

· Resource tax plans tabled

· China Issues Stricter Stainless-Steel Safety Rules, Xinhua Says

· Oil, gas resource tax

· China's resource tax reform will not affect oil price: authorities