Copper $ 5.555 / lb 0.98%

Brent Crude Oil $ 62.19 / bbl 0.32%

Palladium $ 1968.5 / ozt 5.78%

Crude Oil $ 58.16 / bbl 0.36%

Natural Gas $ 4.192 / Btu 5.06%

Silver Futures $ 71.075 / ozt 2.89%

Aluminum Futures $ 2959 / ton 0.20%

Micro Gold Futures $ 4501.3 / ozt 0.45%

Micro Silver Futures $ 71.09 / ozt 2.87%

Platinum $ 2289.45 / ozt 6.59%

Gold Futures $ 4501.7 / ozt 0.44%

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Mining Industry in Next Phase of the Boom, Although Short-Term Volatility Remains: Report

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 31, 2010 | 9:57 am

It was a tale of two halves in 2009 for the global mining industry. The trends seen at the end of 2008 continued into the beginning of 2009, with commodity prices continuing to fall, tough price negotiations with customers an issue and challenging market conditions overall. Read more at http://quarryworld.co.uk/article.php?id=7278