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Coal prices set to soar with australian and african floods and rains

January 7, 2011 by Reporter Leave a Comment

Coal Flooding News: As the australian floods and devastation news in the eastern states hits the world news all over , another event in africa is adding to the pain of coal importing countries. To add to the coal export worries in australia, now africa us having heavy rains impairing thier coal exports as well.

This chain of event can mean only one thing higher coal prices due to this shortage in coal in australia and africa which are one of teh bigger coal exporting countries. China and INDIA which have substantial coal imports from these countries will certainly be affected , even though china has its own coal producing mines.

Three big coal miners BHP Billiton Ltd., Xstrata Plc and Anglo American Plc, already facing delays in coal shipments from flooding in Australia, said their South African operations are also being hit by unusually high rainfall.

South Africa Heavy rains effect coal exports

South Africa raised the flood-warning level for its central Orange River area today as water levels in places were expected to reach the highest since 1996. The country’s biggest dam, Gariepdam, is at 113 percent of “full” levels and the second- biggest, Vanderkloof, is 107 percent full, according to figures on the website of the government’s water department.

Coal for delivery to Amsterdam, Rotterdam or Antwerp with settlement next year rose $2.85, or 2.4 percent, to $119.75 a metric ton at 12:28 p.m. in London. Prices rose as high as $120 earlier yesterday.

Australia Flooding effects coal exports

One of Queensland’s largest coal terminals has stopped exports and the largest in the state is at just 60 per cent capacity, ripping nearly two million tonnes of coal a week from the global supply. About 40 mines in Queensland have been affected by flooding and several have said they cannot meet their contracts.

Australia’s coal exports will probably take a few months to recover after the floods, Barclays Capital said in a report. That means further upward pressure on prices in the near term, Barclays analyst Yingxi Yu said in a report e-mailed today.

Big Retailers try to block consumers from online shopping

January 5, 2011 by Reporter 3 Comments

David Jones Ltd, Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd,( Gerry Harvey ) Myer and Target are among companies joining forces under a new retail coalition calling on the federal government to either impose GST on all goods under $1000 bought online, or remove GST from all products under $1000 bought locally.

More recently ,Wesfarmers( also running the coles group) has thrown its weight behind this controversial campaign to scrap tax rules that allow Australians to shop on overseas websites without paying GST. Perth-based conglomerate Wesfarmers, also controls retail chains including the Bunnings hardware group, Coles and Bi-Lo supermarkets, Officeworks and Kmart.

According to watoday.com.au

Online retailer Michael Fox, who sells custom shoes through website shoesofprey.com, said big retailers should concentrate on improving their websites rather than blaming the GST exemption for slumping sales.

”For the last five or 10 years the big retailers, and Gerry Harvey in particular, have been saying that online retail is a dead end, nobody makes money in online retail, and they’re not going to invest in it,” Mr Fox said.

The Australian online retail market is set to reach AU$36.8 billion by 2013, up from a forecasted figure of AU$26.86 billion for calendar year 2010 according to PayPal’s ‘eCommerce: Secure Insight’ report from Forrester Research and The Leading Edge

Considering that many of these big businesses are themselves in the process of upgrading their online business websites enabling to sell more of their goods online , this would certainly appear to the online business retailing community as a way to stifle the smaller competition by the big businesses. The consequences of this big businesses pushing on for this gst removal can lead to small local online businesses that could probably close down and run out of business and jobs.

‘There is still a couple of very big retailers that are not joined this group which include Harvey Norman competitor JB Hi-Fi, which has a strong online presence, Woolworths’ discount chain, Big W, and the Supre and Sussan groups, which compete with Lew family interests.

This group of companies is running a media campaign which is targeted against small online retailers and businesses ,which warns that failing to act will ultimately cost Australians jobs. This coalition of big businesses also includes Book shops and australian designer fashion stores labels . This has possibly happened because now people who shop online have been able to get books and dresses cheaper not only from local online shops but also overseas due to the strong aussie dollar.

Consumers have embraced online shopping even more due to the ridiculously high prices they have to pay at the Big retail shops compared to shopping in other countries or even online shopping. Prices in big retail shops and grocery shops have continued to be on the rise in spite of the population rising significantly over the years which has not brought any reduction in these prices therefore leading the consumers towards savings and online shopping.

These group of companies are just trying to deny normal people shopping online good bargains that they can have online and instead of trying to compete with them they are trying to make it harder for them to trade online.

Ref www.digitalgrog.com.au

Mr Lew, who has an estimated worth of $1.49 billion, yesterday emerged as the main backer of the push to either scrap GST on goods worth less than $1000 sold by Australia’s struggling retail sector or apply the same impost to goods bought from overseas

According to the Australian Bureau Of statistics more than 1.3 million Australian adults purchased or ordered goods and services for their own private use over the Internet. This was a substantial increase from the 803,000 adults that did likewise in the 12 month period to November 1999.

Links :

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The lines are drawn with the nobel prize

December 11, 2010 by Reporter Leave a Comment

Chinese pro-democracy activist, Liu Xiaobo, is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize amid controversy between pro and anti-China supporters.

For the first time since 1936, the Nobel peace prize could not be presented today either to its laureate or, as the prize rules require, to a close relative. “No medal or diploma will be presented today,” the committee’s chairman, Thorbjorn Jagland as the prize winner is unable to attend.

China, drawing on its growing economic clout in the world, has mounted a campaign to encourage countries to boycott the ceremony. China declared that the “vast majority” of nations would boycott but the Norwegian award committee said two-thirds of those invited would attend. Among the countries not attending were Russia, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Pakistan, Serbia, Iraq, Vietnam, Iran, Afghanistan, Egypt, Sudan, Cuba, Morocco and Algeria.

According to the Nobel Institute, 44 embassies have accepted invitations and 19 have refused “for various reasons”, while two have not replied. Ukraine and the Philippines had at first declined their invitations, but Nobel Institute director Geir Lundestad said Thursday they had changed their minds. Serbia, which had initially refused the invitation, said Thursday it would be sending a representative after all. Russia, which signed trade agreements with China last month worth 8.5 billion dollars, has officially pleaded prior engagements for its absence.

The non attending versus the attending definetly indicates or gives us an idea where the line is drawn and who ( country ) stands where if a situation arises , similar to what Kevin Rudd said recently as disclosed in the wikileaks.org “ preparing to deploy force if everything goes wrong” .

The obvious variables to consider are alliance patterns, regime type, trade with/aid from China, proximity to Beijing, and maybe a corruption measure. That said, if you look at the list of all foreign embassies in Oslo, there are some interesting questions to ask. Why is Thailand attending but not the Philippines? Why is Colombia joining Venezuela in not attending? Why is Vietnam, an enduring rival of China, allying with China on this issue?

Embassies are not required to explain why they accept or decline a Nobel invitation, but a senior Filipino diplomat spoke candidly, underlining China’s growing power, especially in Asia.

“We do not want to further annoy China,” he said.

India plans to attend the ceremonyat which the Nobel Peace Prize is to be presented to Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, Foreign Minister SM Krishna said Thursday. New Delhi is disregarding Beijing’s request for an international boycott of the event

Nominated for his “long and nonviolent struggle for fundamental human rights in China“, Liu, a 54-year-old critic and writer, is serving an 11-year prison sentence for inciting subversion after coauthoring Charter 08, an appeal for democratic reform. His wife, Liu Xia, has been under house arrest since the award was announced last month. Liu is married, but has no children. His wife has remained under police surveillance at the couple’s home in central Beijing since her husband was imprisoned.

It was the first time that a laureate under detention had not been formally represented since Nazi Germany barred pacifist Carl von Ossietzky from attending in 1935. Several jailed or detained laureates since had been represented by family but China did not allow anyone near Liu to travel to Oslo

China appeared to have blocked Western news websites, including the BBC and CNN, and state media made no mention of the ceremony, aside from a statement condemning the prize Ref ( http://tvnz.co.nz/nobel )

Winners of previous Nobel prize

Winners of the Nobel Peace Prize since 1980:

– 2010: Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo.

– 2009: US President Barack Obama

– 2008: Martti Ahtisaari

– 2007: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Al Gore

– 2006: Muhammad Yunus, Grameen Bank

– 2005: International Atomic Energy Agency, Mohamed ElBaradei

– 2004: Wangari Maathai

– 2003: Shirin Ebadi

– 2002: Former US President Jimmy Carter

– 2001: United Nations, Kofi Annan

– 2000: Kim Dae-jung

– 1999: Medecins Sans Frontieres

– 1998: John Hume, David Trimble

– 1997: International Campaign to Ban Landmines, Jody Williams

– 1996: Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo, Jose Ramos-Horta

– 1995: Joseph Rotblat, Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs

– 1994: Yasser Arafat, Shimon Peres, Yitzhak Rabin

– 1993: Nelson Mandela, FW de Klerk

– 1992: Rigoberta Menchu Tum

– 1991: Aung San Suu Kyi

– 1990: Mikhail Gorbachev

– 1989: The 14th Dalai Lama

– 1988: UN Peacekeeping Forces

– 1987: Oscar Arias Sanchez

– 1986: Elie Wiesel

– 1985: International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War

– 1984: Desmond Tutu

– 1983: Lech Walesa

– 1982: Alva Myrdal, Alfonso Garcia Robles

– 1981: Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees

– 1980: Adolfo Perez Esquivel

Related Links

Nobel peace prize winners list 2010

Liu Xiaobo – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://nobelprize.org/

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Star guest list of telethon 2010

November 14, 2010 by Reporter 1 Comment

Hollywood star and “Telethon guest of honour John Travolta” dashed back to the United States last night after receiving news that pregnant wife Kelly Preston had gone into labour. but there are plenty of other stars that are attending like Actor Hugh Sheridan, from hit TV show Packed to the Rafters, and Better Homes and Gardens hunk Rob Palme , BooBoo Stewart, the 16-year-old American star of Twilight: Eclipse and the yet-to-be released Twilight: Breaking Dawn films.

Pop superstar Michael Jackson was given the same honour after appearing at Telethon in 1985.

Some other stars listed to appear

David- Jones Roberts Luke Mitchell Lynne McGranger Lyn Collingwood Esther Anderson
Rebecca Breeds Bernard Curry

So who are the

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October 29, 2010 by Reporter 4 Comments

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Gas find In India by Australian company Oilex

September 8, 2010 by Reporter Leave a Comment

Oilex of Australia Finds Gas in Gujarat

Stocks in Mumbai extended gains for the second day. Oilex of Australia strikes large reserves of gas in Gujarat. Indian Oil to expand its refinery production by 25% in North India. UAE based Etisalat may invest in Idea Cellular.

Australia’s Oilex Ltd said on Monday it made huge natural gas discovery in Gujarat that may hold over 1.5 trillion cubic feet of recoverable gas. Industry estimates put the total resources base in the Cambay basin discoveries near the town of Khambat, 160 kilometers south of Ahmedabad, at between 20 to 30 trillion cubic feet, almost equivalent to the reserves of RIL’s eastern offshore KG D-6 fields.

Oilex: Western Australia

Western Australia. WA-388-P: Carnarvon Basin Offshore Western Australia. As part of a developing gas strategy with our Indian partners, Oilex, …
www.oilex.com.au/

Oilex Ltd. is engaged in the exploration for oil and gas, appraisal and development of oil and gas properties, and production and sale of oil. The Company is primarily involved in the exploration, evaluation, development and production of hydrocarbons. It has operations in India, Australia, Oman, Timor-Leste and Indonesia. As at June 30, 2009, its permits included Cambay Field, Bhandut Field, Sabarmati Field, Block 56, West Kampar Block, Joint Petroleum Development Area between Timor-Leste & Australia (JPDA 06-103) and WA-388-P.

Indian Commodity Exchange, the nation’s third-largest commodity bourse by turnover, signed a pact with Federation of Indian Mineral Industries, to develop iron ore futures, it said in a statement. Indian Oil Corp shut a 120,000 barrel per day crude unit at its northern India Panipat refinery late on Sunday for 45 days to boost capacity 25%, its head of refineries, B.N. Bankapur said Monday.

Oilex Australian In India

The most significant component of the Company’s portfolio with the chance of generating significant revenue in the near term is in the Cambay Basin, Gujarat, India. Oilex has material interests of 40%-45% in three “brownfield” re-development projects (Cambay, Bhandut and Sabarmati fields). These fields are currently all producing small to moderate volumes of oil.

The potential for improving the production rate from the existing wells and the scope for full scale redevelopment of the fields are encouraging given that the reservoir distribution is poorly understood and analogies nearby in the Cambay Basin are a fair basis for optimism. Step-out exploration potential particularly in the Cambay contract area is low risk and high reward with the demand for gas and oil in the main heavy industrial corridor of India remaining substantially in excess of domestic supply.

Location of Cambay Basin Fields in relation to the main heavy industrial corridor in Gujarat

Natural gas production in India will rise by over 25% to 180 million cubic meters a day by 2012-13 after Reliance Industries eastern offshore KG D6 field hits peak output. India’s gas production is currently around 143 mmscmd, of which around 42% comes from RIL’s Krishna-Godavari basin D6 fields, a government official said. The Indian Railways approached Nuclear Power Corp of India Ltd for setting up 1,000 megawatt of captive nuclear capacity on its behalf. The proposal put forward by the Indian Railways includes setting up two units of 500 megawatt on railway land. Power generated from the plants will be used by the Railways.

Bhandut and Sabarmati Fields

Oilex acquired 40% in each of Bhandut and Sabarmati Fields onshore Gujarat from Niko early in 2006, subject to the approval of the Government of India. Those approvals were received in January 2007. Each of these fields is producing oil at low rates on an intermittent basis and they are anticipated to be good candidates for re-development. Oilex is the designated Operator of the Sabarmati and Bhandut Fields.

OILEX LTD (OEX) – ASX Listed Company Information Fact Sheet

Exempt Foreign? No. Internet Address, http://www.oilex.com.au/. Registered Office Address, Level 2, 46 – 50 Kings Park Road, WEST PERTH, WA, AUSTRALIA, 6005 …
www.asx.net.au/asx/research/companyInfo.do?by=asxCode

The fields were discovered and developed initially by ONGC of India. Hydrocarbons were found in Oligocene and Eocene sandstones and continued to be produced on an intermittent basis after the fields were acquired by the GSPC and Niko Joint Venture in 1995. Production from the fields has suffered because of sand and water influx and decline in reservoir pressure most likely due to formation damage.

Minor oil production from both fields continues and a forward re-development strategy is being formulated for execution in 2009.

Location Bhandut and Sabarmati Fields, Cambay Basin, Gujarat

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Oilex started as an onshore

Indian Oil Group’s Chennai Petroleum Corp Ltd has lined up an investment of Rs 20,000 crore over the next five years for capacity expansion, a top company official said Tuesday. “CPCL is planning to set up a 9 million ton refinery project at Manali, near Chennai at a cost of Rs 10,000 crore. This is to replace the aging 2.8 million ton refinery,” IOCL Chairman B.M. Bansal told reporters in Chennai.

Cambay Field

In July 2005, Oilex entered into an agreement with the Cambay Field Joint Venture, comprising Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Ltd (“GSPC”) and Niko Resources Ltd (“Niko”) to acquire a 30% participating interest in the Production Sharing Contract (“PSC”) covering the Cambay Field. Oilex acquired an additional 15% equity interest from Niko and now holds a 45% participating interest in the Cambay PSC. The Government of India approved the 30% farmin equity agreement in March 2006 and the approval for the balance of the equity in the PSC was received in January 2007.

Offshore Western Australia

As part of a developing gas strategy with our Indian partners, Oilex, as Operator on behalf of a bidding group with large Indian companies successfully bid for Application Area W05-11 in April 2006. The permit is now designated as WA-388-P. The block lies to the north of the North Rankin, Goodwin and Perseus gas and condensate fields currently being produced for the domestic and LNG gas markets by Northwest Shelf Ventures and to the north of the large gas resources discovered in the Janz/lo area.

Oilex Ltd

PO Box 588, West Perth
WA 6872
Australia

Tel:
61/08 9226 5577

URL:
http://www.oilex.com.au

Formerly known as:

Oilex NL

Primary Symbol & Exchange:

OEX – Ordinary Shares – Australian

Other Symbol & Exchange:

OEX – Dual listed – London

Industry:

Mining

The coming of “Hidenburg Omen” !!

August 25, 2010 by Reporter 2 Comments

what is the Hindenburg omen ?

The hindenburg omen named after famous German airship that crashed in new jersey in 1937 , is a technical indicator that predicts not just a bear market but a stock market crash. As per wikipedia . The Hindenburg Omen is a technical analysis pattern that is said to portend a stock market crash. It is named after the Hindenburg disaster of May 6, 1937, during which the German zeppelin Hindenburg was destroyed.

The core idea behind the Hindenburg Omen, for those of you who haven’t been reading your investment blogs over the last two weeks, is that it’s bearish whenever there are a large number of both new 52-weeks highs and new 52-week lows on the NYSE.

For this crash to happen , the 5 criteria of the Omen should be fulfilled:

1.That the daily number of NYSE new 52 Week Highs and the daily number of new 52 Week Lows must both be greater than 2.2 percent of total NYSE issues traded that day.

2.That the smaller of these numbers is greater than or equal to 69 (68.772 is 2.2% of 3126). This is not a rule but more like a checksum. This condition is a function of the 2.2% of the total issues.

3. That the NYSE 10 Week moving average is rising.

4.That the McClellan Oscillator is negative on that same day.

5.That new 52 Week Highs cannot be more than twice the new 52 Week Lows (however it is fine for new 52 Week Lows to be more than double new 52 Week Highs). This condition is absolutely mandatory.

The Hindenburg Omen is going to make things very bad, very soon, if technical analysts are correct. Never heard of it? You’re not alone. It’s a market anomaly that happens very rarely. However, when it does happen, it can mean we are heading over a cliff, and fast. The last time it happened? June 2008.

The creator of the this omen is a blind mathematician named jim Miekka , said that his indicator is no predicting a market meltdown next month. will this affect australia is it a bad omen for australia only time will tell .

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Get the Australian 2010 Elections Guide free

August 20, 2010 by Reporter 2 Comments

((((( Voting is compulsory for Australian citizens )))))

Who are the main parties looking to win this election

1. Liberals – www.liberal.org.au

2. Labor – www.alp.org.au

3. Independent parties (Like : Greens, Christian Democratic Party, Australian SEX party ,Family first and Independent – parties may vary in your state and territory) . For a detailed list of parties and their representative in your territory and town got to http://aec.gov.au/election/who-are-the-candidates.htm

To get more information on voting – eligibility to vote, voting centre’s, Etc go to www.aec.gov.au

We have put together a Free election guide which you can download giving you information on how to vote , where to vote , timings etc and links to much more information.

Download the Election 2010 pdf guide file here

Date: Election Day is Saturday 21 August 2010

Timing: Voting centres will open at 8 am to 6PM Sharp

Where : At any polling ( voting) place in your state or territory on election day ( if interstate check for details below)

The main two candidates are JULIA GILLARD from LABOR PARTY and TONY ABOTT from LIBERAL PARTY

The “ Big Burqa Debate in Australia”

August 8, 2010 by Reporter 2 Comments

A WA Perth judge in Western Australia is set to decide whether a Muslim woman can wear a full burqa while giving evidence before a jury in court in a fraud case.

Burqa In australia

Anwar Sayed from perth WA has been charged with fraudulently obtaining $1.125 million from the state and federal governments by falsifying the number of students at the Muslim Ladies College of Australia in Kenwick in Perth’s south.

The witness in this case , Tasneem, wants to wear a full burqa while giving evidence in court in the fraud trial of Muslim school director Anwar Sayed. The woman is a strict practising Muslim who does not want to show her face to men. Tasneem was an Islamic studies teacher at the Muslim Ladies College of Australia in Kenwick, south of Perth, in 2006. The school is run by Muslim Link Australia, and Sayed is the director.

This is a Burqa ( below)

Burqa – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A burqa (Arabic pronunciation: [ˈbʊrqaʕ]; also transliterated burkha, burka or burqua from Arabic: برقع‎ burqu’ or burqa‘ ) is an enveloping outer garment

Updated News 07/08/2010 :

Burqa case defendant stabbed‎ – 1 day ago

The concerns were raised in Perth’s District Court during legal argument about whether a prosecution witness could wear her burqa while giving evidence

Defence lawyers have raised concerns about how the jury is expected to read the woman’s facial expressions if they cannot see her face.

He said it was believed to be the first time in Australia that a witness had wanted to wear a full burqa

Prosecutor Mark Ritter told the court 36-year-old Tasneem wanted to give evidence, but would feel uncomfortable without her burqa and that could prejudice the way she presented her evidence. District Court Judge Shauna Deane heard lawyers’ submissions on Thursday as to whether the woman, a witness for the prosecution in a fraud trial, should be allowed to wear the full burqa, also known as a niqab. After the jury was discharged, defence lawyer Mark Trowell told reporters a jury would not be able to “make a proper assessment” of the witness if they could not see her face.

Abbott finds the “burqa’confronting”

Tony Abbott says he would like to see fewer women in Australia wearing burqas.

“I don’t want to interfere in the operations of our legal system but I have said it before and let me say it again, I find the Burqa a particularly confronting form of attire,” Mr Abbott said.

PM Julia Gillard enters debate on Burqa

The Prime Minister this morning commented on the case, saying woman giving evidence in court should be forced to remove face-covering burqas. Ms Gillard said she thought it was one of the “limited” instances when it should be removed.

“I worked as a lawyer for eight years, I ran a lot of cases, I interviewed a lot of clients, having done that it can be very difficult to tell whether or not people are telling you the truth,” she said.

So why do muslim women wear burqa ?

The “burqa or niqab” is a piece of clothing that covers a woman from head to foot. There is an opening for the eyes, but the rest of the body, except the hands, are covered. The burqa or niqab is usually made of light clothing, and is essentially outerwear for some Muslim women in some regions. It is worn when women leave their homes, over their indoor clothes. It’s not worn indoors in the presence of family

Related News on Burqa

Spain to debate burqa ban

UK rules out ‘rather un-British’ burka ban

French Parliament approves burqa ban

This is a Hijab ( below)

REF:http://www.defence.pk/forums/pakistans-war/62627-burqa-clad-german-arrested-bannu-bordering-pakistan-s-tribal-area-2.html

Quote from : http://www.youngandgrumpy.com/2010/05/banning-burqa-in-australia.html

Lets get a couple of things straight. Women in Burqas in Australia are not going out of their way to conceal bombs under their clothes. They are not about trying to destroy our way of life. They are doing the same thing that the rest of us do – trying to live their lives in a quiet peaceful way. Live and let live i say.
Its like the whole gay marriage debate. So many people are so passionate about denying gay people the right to marry. Why? How does someone else who you don’t know, nor will ever know give you cause for concern? What does it matter to you what someone else does with their life?

2010 The “Diggers and Dealers 2010” conference at Kalgoorlie

August 4, 2010 by Reporter 2 Comments

Diggers & Dealers is the leading annual mining conference combines presentations by listed mining and exploration companies with a large exhibition area housing exhibitors from the mining, exploration and service sectors

Diggers & Dealers 2009 , 2010 , 2011

Yes !! Its that time of the year again where things light up at this town in kalgoorlie and the pubs are flowing with beer. when all the “whos who” of the mining industry flock to Kalgoorlie to mix business and pleasure and have a great time at the “diggers and dealers conference 2010”.

Niall Freguson – Diggers and Dealers 2010 speaker

Professor Ferguson ( Age 46 – Born : Glasgow – Scotland ) as he is called , is a respected economic historian and Harvard professor once named by “Time magazine” as one of the 100 worlds most influential people . He is also the financial times contributing editor. if you do recall the last year “diggers and dealers 2009” main speaker was “Dr.Doom – Nouriel roubini”

You can catch Niall Ferguson at his website here – .Nial Ferguson website

In Australia people will know him for his 2008 book “ The ascent of money: A financial history of the world”.This was also made into a televison series screened by the ABC Australia . Interestingly enough , you cannot say his personal life is less controversial with him being in a relationship with “Ayyan Hirsi Ali” author of the 2007 autobiography Infidel , whose criticism of Islam has her living under a FATWA.

Diggers and dealers | schedule | Speakers| Dates | Location

Forum 2010 for the diggers and dealers is now Fully Booked

Dates : 2 to 4 August 2010

Venue – The Goldfields Arts Centre
Location – Cheetham Street, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia

Diggers and Dealers information File

The Forum, the most important event of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere, was the brainchild of the late Geoffrey J. Stokes. A delegation of 150 back in 1992 has now reached a record high of 1900 for the three-day and three-night event. The Forum has developed into an enduring mining industry event, thanks in no small part to the support of industry leaders worldwide.

Monday 3 August

9:00 am
Welcome by Forum Chairman, Barry Eldridge

9:15 am
Keynote Address: Prof. Nouriel Roubini KEYNOTE

10:15 am
Morning Tea

10:45 am
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd – Peter Reeve – Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Ivanhoe Australia LtdPRESENTATION

11:30 am
APEX Minerals NL – Mark Ashley, Managing Director & CEO PRESENTATION

12:00 pm
Mincor Resources NL – David Moore, Managing Director & CEO PRESENTATION

12:30 pm
Lunch Break

1:30 pm
St Barbara Limited – Tim Lehany, Managing Director & CEO PRESENTATION

2:00 pm
Silver Lake Resources Limited – Les Davis, Managing Director PRESENTATION

2:30 pm
Newcrest Mining Limited – Geoff Day, Executive General Manager

3:00 pm
Afternoon Tea

3:30 pm
Sino Gold Mining Limited – Cobb Johnstone, Chief Operating Officer PRESENTATION

4:00 pm
Mundo Minerals Limited – Andrew Law, Chief Operating Officer PRESENTATION

4:30 pm
Mirabela Nickel Ltd – Nick Poll, Managing Director PRESENTATION

5:00 pm
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd – Michael Erickson, VP Australia

5:30 pm
The Nex Metals Explorations Ltd Cocktail Party – Sponsors’ Marquee

Schedule program ;

Tuesday 4 August

Wednesday 5 August

Previous diggers and dealers 2009

Diggers and dealers Onsite services:

Onsite Services & Forum Information

Site Visits

Should you be interested in visiting a particular project whilst in the region, please contact the relevant company directly.

Bus Transport

Goldrush Tours buses will be at the airport to collect delegates arriving on Sunday 1 August and Monday 2 August. These buses will run for the duration of the Forum between the Forum venue, socials and all accommodation venues.

Dress Standard

Smart Casual.

Forum Venue

Goldfields Arts Centre, Cheetham Street, Kalgoorlie.

IT Room

An IT Room is located in the Goldfields Arts Centre, equipped with computer terminals and broadband access points for your lap top. Wireless access is available from the marquee. IT staff are on hand to provide technical advice and assistance.

Registration

Registered delegates may collect their name badges and delegate information packs from the Registration Desk located in the sponsors marquee at the Goldfields Arts Centre please follow the signs.

Next Year 2011 Diggers and Dealers 2011

Forum 2011 Dates

1 to 3 August