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The BHP show obscures Australian mining's deeper problems

Frik Els | August 19, 2014 | 8:30 am Base Metals Energy Precious Metals Top Companies Australia Aluminum Copper Gold Nickel Uranium 

In a trenchant piece for Trading Floor Adam Courtenay argues that with all the focus being placed on BHP's spinoff of what it now considers non-core operations, the Australian industry is losing sight of much more fundamental issues: "Australia’s base...

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