| An ill wind is blowing across UK mining stocks, which are trading at around a five-year low. Stocks, however, are offering tempting dividend yields and some momentum-driven traders are predicting the cycle is about to turn. Volatile mining stocks have long been popular with individual investors with a more aggressive approach to risk.
The first thing private investors should be aware of is what is happening in China. The fall in mining shares can be blamed on slowing growth in the world’s second-largest economy, which has historically been the major global consumer of most commodities, from copper to cotton...............................................Full Article: Source
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