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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Squid chips and drill bits
15 December 1995 • Ron Manners AO
Presented at the Geological Society of Australia Christmas party on December 15, 1995, what follows is an account of mining processes of the …
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Humility
27 November 1995 • Ron Manners AO
I gave this speech in 1995 at an Australian Mineral Foundation conference dinner. Here, I set out to solve problems relating to economics, politics …
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Toward regulatory best practice
14 November 1995 • Ron Manners AO
Ron made this speech at the Australasian Chief Inspectors of Mines Annual Conference in Kalgoorlie, as executive chairman of Croesus Mining and director …
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Planning your own corporate funeral
13 October 1995 • Ron Manners AO
This speech was put together in October 1995 for the WA Mining Club Annual Dinner. I was under strict instructions from president John Barton …
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One Day in the Life of an International Jetsetter
6 June 1995 • Ron Manners AO
I made this impromptu speech at an Institute of Company Directors training seminar, June 1995. Jetsetter confessions Travel, as you know, is full of …
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Turning ideas into gold bars
17 May 1995 • Ron Manners AO
This speech was presented at the World’s Best Practice in Mining and Processing Conference, The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Sydney, May …
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What politics destroys, it first subsidises
18 November 1994 • Ron Manners AO
Ron isn't just about business and mining; he has an arty side too. He gave this speech at an exhibition opening by the …
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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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