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What does the threatened recession mean for mining?

How bad is the recession going to be? Big bulge bracket banks such as Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and Bank of America are talking about a mild recession, blink and you might not even notice there was one. There are even brokers telling clients there might not even be a slump.

What does the threatened recession mean for mining? What does the threatened recession mean for mining? What does the threatened recession mean for mining? What does the threatened recession mean for mining? What does the threatened recession mean for mining?

No-one, to be sure, wants a recession. But how much of the above is wishful thinking? After all, as every economist knows, soft landings are difficult to pull off.