An Insider's Guide to the Mining Sector, 2nd edition - 2nd Edition by Michael Coulson (Hardcover)

About the Book

Coulson offers essential information on the mining industry and markets in order to help readers add value to their mining portfolios.

Book Synopsis

In this fully revised, updated and expanded second edition, Michael Coulson gives a masterly overview of the mining sector. He explains both the rewards and the pitfalls of investing in mining shares, provides a study of the history of mining - focusing particularly on the significant booms and busts - looks at the latest, biggest importers such as China and India, and argues convincingly that mining should form a core sector for all investors.

Review Quotes

The Insider's Guide is an excellent road map for new investors who want to know how the mining share market works and an entertaining read for experienced hands who want to keep up to date. Thoroughly recommended.
- Rod Whyte, Mining Communications

It is aimed at analysts or fund managers who may be seriously examining investing in mining shares for the first time and need a thorough grounding in the industry's fundamentals. In my opinion the book does a good job in this respect.
- Russell Sparkes, Professional Investor

The City's gold guru shows how to play the mining market. Large cap and small cap - it's all here.
- Charles Kernot, Head of Mining Research, Seymour Pierce

An excellent and concise reference book to this fascinating and recently re-discovered sector.
- Jamie Strauss, Managing Director UK Equities, BMO Capital Markets.

Michael Coulson shows a keen insight into mining and his book Insider's Guide is a must read for both professional and new entrants to the resource sector.
- Tony Mahalski, Chairman Association of Mining Analysts

The second edition of Michael Coulson's book is as important as the first
- Adam Fleming, Chairman, Wits Gold

About the Author

Michael Coulson has been associated with the mining sector for over thirty years first working on the mining desk at James Capel in 1970, for many years the leading mining stockbroker in the City. In 1973 he joined Fielding Newson-Smith (later to become NatWest Markets) as a gold mining analyst where he began a long association with the South African gold mining industry. Two years later he became senior mining analyst at L Messel (latterly Lehman Bros) where he started to produce an annual gold review which he produced every year until 1991.

At Messel and later at Phillips & Drew and Kitcat & Aitken he was regularly in the top 3 gold analysts in the Extel Analysts Survey. After spells at County NatWest, Credit Lyonnais Laing and Nedcor Securities he joined Paribas to head its Global Mining Team. He left Paribas in 2000 following the completion of the merger with BNP. Between 2002 and 2004 he was Chairman of the Association of Mining Analysts and is a non executive director of City Natural Resources High Yield Trust. He is also the author of the 'Insider's Guide to the Mining Sector'.