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Reached Record Levels Mining Industry Company Merger & Acquisition


Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the mining industry reached record levels last year and 2008 is set to be the year of super consolidation, with the global credit crunch having little effect, a new report says.
In 2007 the number of mergers and acquisitions soared by 69 per cent, from 1,732 deals in 2006, PriceWaterhouseCoopers [...]

Nickel emerges like noble metal


Nickel prices over the past few years have shown a huge surge buoyed by the concerns of declining global stocks. Strong global demand growth coupled with low inventories has lead Nickel to 15 to 20 year annual average peaks.
Fuelled by the fast developing infrastructure sector, Nickel is expected to continue its peak run. Like gold [...]