UPDATE 1-Miners turn to alternative finance to cut debt as downturn grinds on
September 21, 2015 at 15:56 PM EDT
DENVER, Sept 21 (Reuters) - A niche form of mining industry finance is emerging as the new go-to funding for miners bowed by debt, another sign of the sector's distress as it plods through the fourth year of a commodities' downturn.