The 55th Sydney Mining Club
with the support of
AUSENCO and HSBCThursday July 4th at 12.30 p.m.
Presents a company profile with
Newcrest CEO Tony Palmer
"Newcrest - the Australian Survivor Gets Growing"
Since Tony Palmers joining in December 2001, Newcrest has pulled off a most
spectacular hairpin. With a massive reserve goldstrike at Telfer, a new mine
opening at Ridgeway and solid exploration news, Newcrest is hitting the highlights. So
far it has evaded the South African and North American predators but now, with 50 million
gleaming ounces under its belt, it must deliver a complete project development and
operational success to realise the dream - and its resources.
There are some questions
Can Newcrest finish building Ridgeway with one hand
and raise the capital and remake the Telfer operation with the other? Telfer is
remote and doesnt enjoy the deep infrastructural bonuses of working near
well-serviced Orange, NSW. Some wonder if the Telfer grade upgrade is real?
Can there be any surprises in the sub-level caving at Ridgeway? To move
north from its 600,000 Oz a year base, Newcrest will also depend heavily on the
200,000 Oz it takes from the 23g/t Gosowong mine in politically-wobbly Indonesia.
Analysts will also want to see boardroom stability following the quick
CEO-succession from John Quinn, to Ian Johnson (acting), to Gordon Galt, to Bryan
Davis (acting), to Russell Barwick in just a few years. But Melbourne-based
Newcrest has brought large scale gold mining closer than ever to Sydney - and to its
strong investment interest.
Born in Broken Hill, Tony Palmer won his main stripes
bringing Olympic Dam into production on time and under budget in 1986. With
the gold price peaking continuously and the good news running his way, he now has the
chance to weave a big future for this enduring independent Australian. Find out how!
Julian Malnic.
The Forum is held at the Tattersalls Club at 181 Elizabeth St, Sydney (adjoining the Sheraton on the Park).
There has been a relaxation of dress rules at the Tattersalls Club so ties and jackets are no longer required.
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