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Contractor Safety Management – a recent victory for common sense
Sunday night’s Beaconsfield biopic, whilst entertaining viewing, provides a reminder to the mining industry of just how important safety management is – …
Mauritius paves the way for Australian route into Africa
We have previously blogged about Africa’s importance to Australian mining , and the vast amount of resources work going on in the region – but how can …
A global contract law? What is in store for Australia?
Some utopian visions of the world foresee that, in a globalising economy, we will be ruled by a ‘global law’ – a law that is not connected to any …
Foreign mining investors to be stripped of majority ownership
Foreign mining investors will be required to divest majority ownership in companies holding mining business permits under a new Presidential Regulation …
Mining M&A continues to surge
by Simon Reed, Partner, Perth Looking back at the public M&A activity in the last 6 months, the mining and energy sectors clearly stand out …
Anti-bribery and the mining push into developing countries
2011 was an active year for law enforcers on the foreign bribery and corruption front. Australian business found itself in a new era – where law …
Industrial unrest: coming to a mine-site near you!
Since the Federal Government's Fair Work Act came into effect in 2009, the mining industry has seen a steady increase in industrial activity. This is …
CEO Michelmore on dancing with the Dragon
Andrew Michelmore, CEO of Minmetals Resources Limited (MMR), treated those who attended Tuesday night’s AMPLA Twilight Seminar at Freehills to a …
National harmonisation of safety laws gathers momentum
The New Year is here. The year of harmonised national safety laws. The harmonisation process is well underway with the goal of achieving balanced …
The Big Freeze
A major part of risk management when operating across national boundaries involves a carefully constructed dispute resolution mechanism. Such mechanisms …
Production targets should be backed up by competent persons
Market confusion the likely outcome if changes aren’t made regarding the disclosure of production targets says ASIC. According to ASIC’s recent public …
Wiggins Island – something to be celebrated
As a person who spends a large amount of their time dealing with mining infrastructure, the rate of structural reform and progress in the area can be …
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