The good, the bad, the ugly: Miners’ ability to stay afloat in the current context

Successful resource investors have to make their way past a lot of money pits before they find a stock that will make it to the top.

The sustained losses place smaller miners back in the danger zone.

Chinese steel prices fall to record low Monday, dragging down iron ore price another 4%.

Lobbying from the Australian Government

As fresh reports provided further evidence of a slowing Chinese economic and consequently increasing stock piles up at its ports.

The value of the commodity has fallen by about 35% over the latest 12-month period, hitting Australia’s economy harder than expected.

No injuries.

Sunday's fiasco was the third major failure for America's commercial space industry in less than a year.

Duplicative permitting processes can delay mining projects a decade or longer.