Executing a successful listning. Markets for miners

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Rising commodity prices and global economic growth driven by industrialisation in emerging markets, especially China, has led to a strong appetite for mining stocks. Even the sharp downturn in prices and demand triggered by the global financial crisis of 2008-09 seems to have interrupted this trend only temporarily. Mining companies require capital to fund exploration efforts and mine development, and historically, equity markets have been the main source of mining finance, with the London, Toronto and Australian stock exchanges providing the platforms to access capital. However, going forward, the choice will increase with the Asian and emerging market exchanges fighting for a share of this activity.