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Miners hammered as iron ore price slides

Iron ore prices may have hit the slippery slope

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Rio's African headache

Giant miner facing issues in Mongolia and now Africa

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Economy: Steady as she goes

GDP growth meets expectations

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ASX 200 bounces back

Index recovers after yesterday’s decline

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Look out below, Rio Tinto and BHP

If this "renowned China economist" is correct, the share prices of BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto could be in for…

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Aussie dollar slumps

Aussie hits lowest level in seven months

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Why diversification matters

Steer clear of bubbles by following this simple principle.

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Rio's Mongolian misery

Operating in emerging countries has its own unique risks

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Sims Metal: Profits down but shares rally

Advance warning prevented the drop.

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$35 billion wiped off market

ASX 200 drops 2.3%, leaving few blue-chip stocks unscathed

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The last hurrah for bank shareholders as the 'new normal' ends

Are banking investors missing the signs?

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Fortescue profit drops 40%

Increased production levels no match for falling iron ore price

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More change at the top: BHP chief quits

BHP CEO quits just over a month after Rio Tinto's boss walked

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ASX mining services sector hammered

Investors give mining services sector the cold shoulder

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Arrium trying to change its spots

Writedowns, challenging conditions for its steel business and low iron ore prices take toll on Arrium

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Mining services not out of the woods

Spending on exploration is falling, and forecast to fall further - which has implications for companies servicing the resources industry

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WorleyParsons worry

Engineering group reports flat profit despite 14% jump in adjusted revenues

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Mining tax widely panned

Even Kevin Rudd gets in on the act

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Mining boom still has legs

China's exports and imports surge

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Iron ore oversupply coming?

Serious implications for our big miners

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BHP on track for big growth

Iron ore, copper and petroleum production expected to rise significantly

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A simple but devastatingly effective investing strategy

Foolish investing. Simple, but devastatingly effective, writes Bruce Jackson of The Motley Fool. There's nothing like a good old rally…

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Farmers' last bid to stop giant coal mine

Will a merger or coal prices come to their rescue?

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Rio Tinto CEO shown the door

Massive destruction of shareholder value finally comes back to bite Rio boss

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Iron ore headed back to US$90 a tonne?

Commodity dives 5% overnight, igniting fears of further falls

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The Claytons mining tax

MRRT fails to collect any revenue for second consecutive quarter

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Twiggy's $2 billion gain

Rising iron ore price adds $2 billion to billionaire's net worth

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Unemployment's surprise fall

Despite apparent mass job cuts, unemployment rate falls

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BHP and Rio's diverging paths

One's diversifying, the other's increasing its exposure to a commodity who's price is likely to fall

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Does China have us on the ropes?

Growth forecasts are down for 2013.

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Explosives remain stable

No blowups expected for 2013

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Apple and Google not paying enough tax

Treasurer says 'they are free riding on the efforts of others'

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Miners lose out on royalties refunds

Federal government plans to impose restrictions on refunds

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Mining boom evolving – not dead

RBA governor says death of mining boom 'overhyped'

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Diamonds not BHP's best friend

Miner sells last of its diamond assets

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Looking into the future of mining

How do you value miners now that the bubble has popped?

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Car trouble: Handouts not the answer

As the song goes, sometimes you've go to be cruel to be kind

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High wages put $200 billion at risk

Projects could be cancelled or delayed as costs rise

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BHP bullish on China

Demand for commodities set to rise

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Minister calls miners 'fat and lazy'

Record commodity prices gave false sense of security

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