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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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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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Accountants: Australia needs you!

13 October 1994  •  Ron Manners AO

It’s ‘accrual’ world. Especially when you’re asked to address the Australian Society of CPA’s Resource Conference. This speech was delivered in October 1994 and the conference …

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Gold ‘n’ Dollars: the Kalgoorlie connection

21 February 1994  •  Mannwest Admin

These lessons in free enterprise for Australia are part of an address on gold mining in Kalgoorlie and Chile. Delivered by Ron Manners …

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Get a hat

25 October 1993  •  Ron Manners AO

For a guy who is more interested in the future than the past, I can’t understand how I keep being asked to delve …

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Taxes, taxes and damned taxes

31 October 1992  •  Ron Manners AO

This article was printed in the Australian Journal of Mining in October 1992. Editor Peter Barrett prefaced it by writing the following: "Taken …

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Barnacles on the backside of progress

12 October 1990  •  Ron Manners AO

This cheeky industry analysis was presented at Kalgoorlie: The Next 100 Years, an Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (AMEC) sponsored event held …

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