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Investment policies in the base metal mining industries and their impact on price cycles

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Investment in increased capacity of the major metal producers is examined in the light of changing metal prices and the business cycle. Historically, as metal prices rise, the producers have invested in new mine capacity. This process results in increased production which often comes on stream just as the business cycle is beginning to wane. During the present business cycle the investment pattern of the major mining companies appears to have broken with this historical pattern in that investment strategies are less directed toward increasing capacity.

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  • Christopher Stobart, 1991. "Investment policies in the base metal mining industries and their impact on price cycles," Natural Resources Forum, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 15(1), pages 41-49, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:natres:v:15:y:1991:i:1:p:41-49
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-8947.1991.tb00108.x
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