The world’s biggest gold miner believes social responsibility is an area that mining companies, particularly gold companies, need to “try to raise the bar”.Newmont Australia group executive Hans Umlau
They could speak little English, did not present or even have a booth, yet they certainly were the one of the hit attractions at this year’s Diggers and Dealers.
Despite the significant opportunities, foreign business operators in China today tread a “minefield” of corruption and kickbacks, often risking imprisonment.
Digger Award: WA-based manganese and chromite miner, Consolidated Minerals Limited.Dealer Award: Minara Resources (formerly Anaconda Nickel) managing director and CEO Peter Johnston.GJ Stokes Memorial
Despite ongoing political and security concerns in the region, much of the Middle East is offering significant opportunities for Western Australian businesses.
The calls have again gone out for increased government support of Australia’s mining industry from the annual Diggers and Dealers mining Forum in Kalgoorlie.
Challenge Dairy remains focused on growing its trade with China despite the dismantling of a joint venture in Capel with Chinese dairy company Sanyuan earlier this year.
Many Western Australian businesses are not adequately catering for elderly customers and risking what is fast becoming a lucrative market according to a local not-for-profit organisation.
Despite most affected mining companies welcoming the State Government’s decision to approve a second minerals berth at the Geraldton port – the first part of bigger plan to yet again reconfigure the p
Melbourne-based mobile phone retailer Crazy John’s (ultimately unsuccessful) bid for the naming rights to Subiaco Oval earlier this year stirred up mixed reactions among local residents and footy fans
The University of Western Australia hosted an international conference earlier this month in an effort to educate key stakeholders on the effects of free trade in the Asia-Pacific region.
The winner of last year’s national Telstra small business of the year award, local footwear developer and manufacturer Footwear Industries, believes that success has had a valuable effect on its business.
Speculating on changes to Western Australia’s mining laws that could arise from a parliamentary inquiry into the recent closure of a Western Australian vanadium mine is “not the way to go”, according to WA State Development Minister Clive Brown.
After more than eight years amassing a Western Australian landholding of almost 20,000 square kilometres, Kalgoorlie-based exploration company, Heron Resources believes it is ready for the big league.
International companies dealing in the liquefied natural gas market are increasingly using the legal services of Australian law firms, with Perth-based lawyers receiving a growing slice of the important Asian market.
A parliamentary inquiry into Swiss mining giant Xstrata’s decision to shut down its suspended Windimurra vanadium mine near Mt Magnet could lead to legislative changes to better govern the closure of WA mines.
A Spread of international and Australian resource companies are lining up to sieze the major Mitchell Plateau bauxite resource in the State’s Kimberley region from a Rio Tinto-led joint venture.
