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SPECIAL REPORT: As the junior resources sector slows, so do the earnings of companies most exposed to the sector – exploration drilling and mining services firms.
Mining services company Boart Longyear has taken the unusual step of awarding its recently appointed chief executive Richard O’Brien a US$5 million cash grant.
Mining services contractors have slashed thousands of jobs as the slowdown in the resources sector piles pressure on companies to cut costs after several years of growth.
SHRINKING profit margins and dwindling cash balances in the junior mining sector are not only putting pressure on miners, but also those who provide key services to the sector.
In the first of a quarterly series on executive remuneration, we find that listed companies of all sizes have started cutting chief executive salaries but are still designing packages that offer plenty of upside.
Two years after opening a new manufacturing hub in Perth, international drilling company Boart Longyear has announced it will shift the operation to Poland as it seeks to cut costs.
Paul Musca had an inauspicious start in business. While his peers did sensible things like study at university, he preferred surfing, while working as a labourer on drilling rigs.
DRILLING services contractor Boart Longyear has officially opened a manufacturing plant in Forrestfield, one of seven centres servicing its global operations.
Boart Longyear chairman Graham Bradley has announced he will step down later this year as shareholders today voted against the drilling services company's remuneration report.
EIGHT months after it bought the site for $70 million, Goodman International Ltd has signed US-based drilling services company, Boart Longyear Ltd, as the anchor tenant for its Stockyards Industrial E
Eight months after it bought the site for $70 million, Goodman International Ltd has signed US-based drilling services company, Boart Longyear Ltd, as the anchor tenant for its Stockyards Industrial Estate in Hazelmere.
Global drilling services contractor Boart Longyear Ltd has debuted on the Australian stock exchange at a modest premium after raising $2.35 billion through its initial public offering - Australia's second biggest share sale.
05 Apr 2007
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