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Vertical integration in mining: the trader’s value chain

The Business of Mining - thebusinessofmining.com | May 21, 2010 | 7:42 am

Vertical integration has been a significant driver of acquisitions in the mining industry in the past decades. As steelmakers and other mineral processers were trying to secure supply of resources, they increasingly decided to buy mines and mining companies. The...

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