Objectives

Australia is one of the world’s great sources of local treasure. Out of the ground (on land and under water) has come wealth to create a host of lucrative industries. Australia’s landscape is littered with mines and mining towns bearing evocative names like Rum Jungle, Noble’s Nob, Broad Arrow, Bordeaux and Siberia, and stories abound of fortunes won and lost.

Recently, Australian mining is probably the biggest beneficiary of the emergence of China as a major economic power; and Australian mining companies have explored new methods of raising capital. At a time when there was a marked resurgence of investment interest in the mining and the resource sector, this conference in London – one of the premier resource investment centres internationally – reflected these developments.

This conference addressed Australian mining in all aspects and at all levels. Experts from the industry discussed Australian mining’s long-term prospects; established explorers and producers showcased their projects, plans and expectations to the most important capital markets in the UK; emerging juniors had the opportunity to pitch for capital; and resource funders promoted their funds.

THEMES:

• Market prospects for gold, diamonds and other minerals and metals

• New frontiers for Australian mining – Thailand, China, etc.

• Trends in capital raisings – e.g., the role of AIM

• China as a major source of demand for minerals

• Australian mining in Africa

• The explosion of juniors on the mining scene

About the Organisers

The Omega group – a UK/African-based international investor consultancy, includes Omega Investor Relations ( Australasia ). Omega has organised investor relations mining road shows and conferences in international centres as diverse as Johannesburg, Mumbai, Kuala Lumpur, London, Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, Zurich, Geneva, Frankfurt, Singapore, Dubai, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Tokyo.

Venue

This event was held at:

Simmons & Simmons
City Point, One Ropemaker Street
London    EC2Y9SS

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The conference title was inspired by Geoffrey Blainey’s book The Rush That Never Ended: A History of Australian Mining, the classic work on Australian mining history. Published by Melbourne University Publishing Ltd in 2003, and originally published in 1963, it is now in its fifth edition.