Mining for Value with BHP Billiton

"Commodities are experiencing a long-term bull market that will last for years, despite periodic ups and downs," notes Yiannis Mostrous, editor of The Silk Road Investor. Mostrous -- author of the just-published The Rise of the State: Profitable Investing and Geopolitics in the 21st Century -- explains, "Our latest new buy is BHP Billiton BHP is the world's largest mining company by market capitalization. "The company has operations in Australia, Africa, the Americas, Europe, and Central and Southeast Asia. It's the largest producer of export thermal and coking coal and mined lead; the second-largest producer of nickel; the third-largest producer of iron ore and mined copper. Continue reading the article.