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The projected slowdown in China’s GDP growth to 7.5% in 2012 has dampened demand for steel. Steel prices are flattening…
The growth engines of the world are called the BRIC nations for Brazil, Russia, China, and India. What happens when…
One of the world’s largest mining companies, Rio Tinto plc (NYSE: RIO) saw its profits fall by 59% in 2011,…
Last week’s announced $88 billion merger of Glencore International AG (OTC: GLNCY) and Xstrata plc (OTC: XSRAY) has been on…
All three major US indexes opened higher this morning, but enthusiasm tapered off quickly and steadily, if not sharply. A…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street brokerage and research firms…
It seems that all of the nations around the world are facing sovereign credit ratings downgrades or warnings of downgrades. After the United…
For several months now, the world’s largest mining firms have been re-affirming that their businesses are solid and that demand…
Investors appear to have lost faith in mining stocks, sending share prices down steadily throughout the year. Both iron ore…
While Peabody Energy Corp. (NYSE: BTU) and ArcelorMittal (NYSE: MT) haven’t been pursuing Australia’s Macarthur Coal Ltd. (OTC: MACDF) for more…
When rare earth minerals miner Molycorp Inc. (NYSE: MCP) re-opened California’s Mountain Pass mine last year, the focus was on…
Prospects for the global economy are currently as dark or darker than they’ve been since the financial crisis began three…
At yesterday’s meeting for investors, Rio Tinto plc (NYSE: RIO) offered a subdued forecast for the iron ore and copper…
An organization called the International Nickel Study Group is projecting a 60,000 metric ton surplus of nickel by the end…
Consulting firm Pricewaterhouse Coopers has released its annual review of the mining industry, claiming that “the financial results for the…
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