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Australia’s Mining Hall of Fame

21 September 2000  •  Ron Manners AO

Australia's Mining Hall of Fame (a lost opportunity — Oct 2017?) I gave this presentation to the Mining 2000 Forum in Melbourne. At …

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Australia’s Outback Highway: the rewards are worth the effort

1 July 2000  •  Mannwest Admin

Following the footsteps of Australia's great explorers (but with better transport), Ron and four mates travelled Australia's outback highway. Escaping the horrors of …

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Where’s the clarinet?

8 January 2000  •  Ron Manners AO

Remembering grandfather James “Pom Pom” Stevens Pom Pom was a prospecting, clarinet playing, blacksmith and winder-driver at the Mt Charlotte Gold Mine. (The …

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Mining in Kalgoorlie 1999: Confronting a pebble or a mountain?

20 August 1999  •  Ron Manners AO

This presentation was given at the 1999 Mining in the Goldfields – Opportunities and Challenges conference, and talked about recent mineral discoveries, the …

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Where are our leaders?

2 June 1998  •  Ron Manners AO

In the late 90s mining was clearly seen as the driver of Australia’s economic growth, as shown in this presentation given to attendees …

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Do smaller companies do it better?

22 April 1998  •  Ron Manners AO

This is part of a seminar led by Ron as part of the Normandy Group Mining Conference in Fremantle, on April 22, 1998. …

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Mining Icons: Ron Manners

24 January 1998  •  Mannwest Admin

This profile of Ron was published in Australian Minerals and Energy Annual Review 1997/1998 as part of their Mining Icons series. If anyone deserves to …

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Australia’s latest export industry: Jobs

1 September 1997  •  Ron Manners AO

This speech was a hit at the World Gold ‘97 Conference (AusIMM) in Singapore. Keep the era in mind while reading. What would …

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The mining industry: A global community, from an Australian’s view

11 March 1997  •  Ron Manners AO

Ron delivered this speech to the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada in Toronto, Ontario in March 1997. It's an educational experience for …

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Diggers and Dealers 1996

30 July 1996  •  Ron Manners AO

The Diggers and Dealers conference is a big event on the mining industry calendar. Held in Australia's unofficial gold capital, Kalgoorlie, it's a …

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