Ron Manners’ ideas 
and adventures

Ron Manners AO

In favour of globalisation

This was a speech given to the West Australian Mining Club in Perth on August 30, 2001. What is globalisation, anyway? It all...

Globalisation Mannwest

Davyhurst official mine opening

As Chairman of Croesus Mining Ron was called on to open a mine at Davyhurst, 120km north of Kalgoorlie-Boulder. At the time, the...

Achieving balance in our lives

Balancing various priorities — mostly other people’s priorities — are enough to fill our day. How easy to become confused between duties to...

Balance Mannwest

Mining and the community

Ron made this speech to the Rotary Club of Perth in 2000. At the time he was Chairman of Croesus Mining, a growing...

Australia’s Mining Hall of Fame

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

Mining Hall of Fame Mannwest

Where’s the clarinet?

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

clarinet Mannwest

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

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

Where are our leaders?

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

Do smaller companies do it better?

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

Australia’s latest export industry: Jobs

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

Export jobs Mannwest
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