Ron Manners’ ideas 
and adventures

Barnacles on the backside of progress

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

First stop, Hong Kong (next stop the world)

In 1990, as Chairman of Croesus, I made a promotional visit to Hong Kong. I then went to Frankfurt, Munich, London, New York,...

Hong Kong 1990 Mannwest

At war with optimism

In reviewing our third year as a listed company, at a time when half the country’s population appears to have declared civil war...

War Mannwest

Good as gold

In 1988, Croesus Mining entered year two of its company life. The teething problems were being ironed out but the best was yet...

Good as Gold Mannwest

Gold rush in the land down under

An interview on gold from 1988 Larry Reed first interviewed me when he was Chief Economist with the National Committee for Monetary Reform...

Down under gold Mannwest

Australia: How are we going, mate?

In 1988 I asked, “how are we going, mate?”. It was part of a speech made at the Howard Ruff International Investment Seminar...

Australia flag Mannwest

From explorer to producer

I wrote this piece in 1987, after Croesus’ first year as a publicly listed company. The first year In reviewing our first year...

Exploration Mannwest

South Africa: Extending a rare hand of friendship

Being part of a ground-breaking team from Western Australia to promote trade with South Africa, at a time when our Federal Government discouraged...

Can government really assist small business?

This was written while I was President of Kalgoorlie Chamber of Commerce. The information presented here comes to you all the way from...

small business Mannwest

Lang Hancock: Feeding the crocodile

Lang Hancock gave this speech in Sydney in September 1978. He was always an encouraging force in my life and for this I...

Lang Hancock Mannwest
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