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Collapse of equipment makers adds fresh evidence the mining boom is over

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 01, 2013 | 4:33 pm Australia Europe 

Recent earnings data from main heavy machinery companies such as Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) Atlas Copco (STO:ATCO-B,A) and Sandvick (STO:SAND) show that the decade-long growth in the mining suppliers and equipment sector has come to and end. Major equipment and other supplies manufactures have seen...

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