Spinifex
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Segue has high hopes manganese moons align
With one week left to the March quarter, more than a few resource companies will be scrambling to meet self-imposed deadlines. And if history is any indication some will hit their mark, while others will leave investors firmly in the dark come March...
Mon, March 26, 2012, 11:09 am WST -
Minbos licence bid to test new Angolan mining law
Minbos Resources shareholders won't be the only ones watching next month when the WA explorer sets the ball rolling on a mining licence for its Angolan phosphate interests.Minbos is waiting to finalise its scoping study, expected next month, before...
Mon, March 19, 2012, 12:13 pm WST -
Junior gold miners prominent in upcoming floats
Autumn: when this column's fancy turns to upcoming floats, or a lack thereof.That's not entirely accurate. The flow may be distinctly sluggish but there is still a line of would-be initial public offerings out there waiting in the wings.The Australian...
Mon, March 5, 2012, 12:41 pm WST -
Ellendale sales campaign gathers steam
The sales process around Gem Diamonds’ Kimberley Ellendale diamond mine is gaining momentum, with an information memorandum doing the rounds to would-be bidders.Any interested parties — and there’s little word yet on who might be...
Wed, February 29, 2012, 2:50 pm WST -
Perseus waits in wings for approval
Perseus Mining is hoping environmental approvals and a mining licence are just around the corner for its Cote d’Ivoire gold project.That’s all the Mark Calderwood-headed group needs to pull the trigger on what should become its second...
Tue, February 28, 2012, 1:09 pm WST -
Resource nationalism shadows African mineral allure
When South African Mines Minister Susan Shabangu delivers the opening speech at the Mining Indaba conference tomorrow the subject of resource nationalism can hardly be avoided.Companies wanting to do business - or already doing business - in South...
Mon, February 6, 2012, 1:15 pm WST -
More sparkle may lure buyers
Two months after UK-listed Gem Diamonds brought in Gresham Advisory Partners to look at options for its Ellendale diamond mine in the Kimberley, there's little word on how the process is tracking.Still, the latest production figures from the...
Tue, January 31, 2012, 11:10 am WST -
Reed gets its priorities resolved
Reed Resources' plans to restart the Meekatharra gold project are gaining momentum and investors seem to appreciate the new-found sense of focus, with Reed shares up 17 per cent in the past month.Managing director Chris Reed has spent recent weeks...
Mon, January 23, 2012, 12:15 pm WST -
Not all bad news for mid-tier players
The fall from grace of one-time market darling South Boulder Mines, last week culminating in the potash explorer that was worth $6 a share in March having to slash the price of its rights issue to 55¢, is a timely reminder that a year is a long...
Thu, December 29, 2011, 12:13 pm WST -
Plenty riding on Anketell decision
If Premier Colin Barnett plans to meet his end-of-year deadline for a decision on how a new port at Anketell Point will be developed, he has just two weeks to make a decision.There's plenty riding on the outcome and it's not just the future of Aquila...
Mon, December 19, 2011, 1:21 pm WST -
Reformed Greenland spruiks its mineral credentials
Greenland ministry officials were in Perth last week to spruik the changing mining landscape of the world's biggest island.The country hosts deposits of rare earths, iron ore, molybdenum and base metals, among others, but environmental issues and the...
Mon, December 12, 2011, 11:01 am WST -
Swapping red dust for Riviera
Adamus Resources boss Mark Connelly is trading Perth for the French Riviera this week with a trip to Monaco.It’s not a holiday.Connelly will be visiting the home of Neil Woodyer, chief executive of Adamus’ Toronto-listed merger partner...
Tue, December 6, 2011, 4:46 pm WST -
Sumatra verges on declaring Tembang numbers
Sumatra Copper & Gold boss Julian Ford is within weeks, if not days, of making public his vision for a gold and silver operation at the Tembang project in Indonesia.Mr Ford stepped into the top job in June with the view that Sumatra should pursue...
Mon, November 28, 2011, 11:04 am WST -
Iluka confident mineral sands oversupply unlikely
Amid the hubbub of the AGM season, last week's market update from mineral sands heavyweight Iluka Resources garnered few headlines.But for anyone interested in where the mineral sands market is going over the next five years, Iluka offered some...
Mon, November 21, 2011, 7:13 pm WST -
On-site lab plan proves West African gold has kept on booming
If any confirmation were needed that the West African gold sector is still booming, Ampella Mining's decision to build its own on-site laboratory might be it.The WA-based explorer made the move because of an assay backlog in West Africa's laboratories,...
Mon, November 14, 2011, 11:03 am WST -
Poli brothers competing to land China deal first
It's a question of which of Perth's Poli brothers will bed down a Chinese financing deal first: Aquila Resources chief executive Tony or Matsa Resources chairman Paul.The difference in scale between what Aquila and Matsa are chasing is extreme. Aquila...
Mon, November 7, 2011, 1:47 pm WST -
Focus' Coolgardie cash diverted
Focus Minerals has paid a price for its $59 million scrip takeover of struggler Crescent Gold after admitting it had diverted funds earmarked to improve its mainstay Coolgardie mines to "securing" the acquisition.The admission came in Focus'...
Tue, November 1, 2011, 11:03 am WST -
Jupiter joins miners in buyback bids
Jupiter Mines' decision last week to use some of its cash pile to buy back shares has seen the Brian Gilbertson-controlled iron ore and manganese player join a fast-growing list of WA miners trying to revive their ailing share prices....
Mon, October 24, 2011, 12:22 pm WST -
WA gets nod for lithium plant
The world's biggest lithium miner, Talison Lithium, has chosen WA for the site of a new lithium carbonate plant.Talison, which already operates the Greenbushes mine 250km south of Perth, has been studying sites across the country for its proposed...
Mon, October 17, 2011, 11:49 am WST -
In troubled times, Alcyone has happy silver tale
It's an adage trotted out more often than pictures of Rebecca Judd in "that" dress, but in the case of Alcyone Resources it may hold true.If every cloud has a silver lining, then these troubled economic times should present an opportunity for...
Mon, October 10, 2011, 10:42 am WST
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Opinion
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Gary Adshead
May 24, 11:57 amA question of trust and clarityConstruction company boss Gerry Hanssen was quick to shoot the messenger when a report appeared on the front page of The West Australian yesterday ab...
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Andrew Probyn
May 25, 12:31 pmThomson inquiry in contemptDown in the bowels of Parliament there are remnant reminders of how seriously it takes punishment. In the southern end of the basement there were onc...
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Ben O'Shea
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