Thought Leadership (Commercial Content)

Part 3: The Sale Process

Last month, my esteemed colleague and international health expert, Trevor Shilton announced in his monthly Business News column that our Recognised Healthy Workplace program had been launched.

Perth based explorer Cradle Resources recently produced some spectacular drilling results at their Niobium project in Tanzania.

Even with a depressed gold price there are still a few WA gold explorers that are hurtling towards production but with one key advantage – grade !

A decision by New Standard Energy to focus on the Eagle Ford oil and gas fields of Texas rather than W.A's Canning Basin is paying off for New Standard Energy.

With many Perth mining companies currently licking their wounds and simply trying to keep the lights on, few are contemplating funding a DFS let alone production.

Is it only Perth corporate lawyers that have a Balaclava lurking in their bottom drawer ?

Seven years after selling control of Kimberley Diamonds for $320 million, Miles Kennedy is back in the diamond mining business.

Part 2: Taxation

OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS, this column has been a great avenue to spruik the benefits of workplace health.The benefits are many and varied.

I know there will always be critics, but to me, the 80s were a great era in music. Synthesizers, Dire Straits, not to mention terrible hair; it was a great time in my life.

In an economic era of fierce competition and sophisticated copy cats, differentiating your company from rivals is a tough job.

Hong Kong based General Nice Resources will underwrite the Pluton Resources rights issue to the tune of $26m and will take up their own rights worth $13.5m

What is it about Subiaco based listed biotech minnow Phylogica that has attracted research interest from international billion dollar pharmaceutical giants like Roche , Johnson & Johnson , Astr

Man's best friend may soon owe a collective debt of gratitude to listed Perth Biotech PharmAust, if their dog cancer drug trial is successful.

As if a 62m hit grading .65% Molybdenum wasn't enough, Perth based Hammer Metals backed it up the next day with a 75m copper intersection grading 1.33% copper at their Mt Isa project in Queensland.

With the wet season over in Cameroon , Canyon Resources are expected to re-commence their exciting Bauxite exploration program soon.

Paddington Gold Mine owner Norton Gold Fields, has upped the ante in its bid to take over Bullabulling Gold.

Graphite heavyweight Triton Minerals has extended its potential mineralization target footprint to over 6km long and over 1km wide at its Nicanda Hill prospect in Mozambique.

Despite a soft uranium price, Toro Energy are continuing to prepare the company to leap into production as soon as world demand for uranium increases.

There's something a little different about entrepreneurs who hail from Kalgoorlie.

The professional capabilities of Pendragon Environmental Solutions, coupled with the quality and timeliness of service, have recently generated interest within the consulting industry.

The words health and business rarely find comfort in each others' company.

It is often the case that business owners spend years and years building and investing in their business.

Innovators need support to succeed and room to fail

After years battling the Indian regulatory system, India Resources may be on the verge of unlocking its giant Aravalli lead zinc project after being registered with the Project Monitoring Group (PM

Of all the companies claiming a proximity advantage to Sirius' nickel deposit, Legend Mining is firming as one to watch.

Gold hopeful Red Mountain Mining is continuing to add high grade resource ounces at its Lobo prospect in the Philippines.

If you think you've missed the boat betting on graphite explorers, think again.

Cockatoo Island iron ore miner Pluton Resources has achieved a production record by shipping more than 308,000 tonnes of hematite from its north-west island mine during the June quarter.

The 2014 Federal Budget delivers the first real insight into how the current Government will support innovation.

Over the last few years the WA Innovation "networks" have been evolving into a vibrant ecosystem to support and nurture local organisations. The innovation ecosystem in WA has grown to such an extent that it is becoming difficult to keep track of the different events, associations, groups and awards that are taking place on a regular basis. The number of people putting their time and effort into helping the innovation community with valuable experiences to share seems to grow almost daily.