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PAYDIRT (ISSN 1445-3436) NEWS
Published by 14
Paydirt Media Pty Ltd. Rio Tinto has confirmed the famed Argyle
A.C.N. 063 985 133 diamond mine will close later this year, bringing
Head Office: an end to almost 40 years of production history
Suite 9, 1297 Hay St, West Perth and leaving Australia without a recognised
Western Australia 6005 diamond producer. That is unless Gibb River
P.O. Box 1589, West Perth Diamonds can raise the required funds to start
Western Australia 6872 producing at the Blina alluvial diamond project,
Phone: (+61 8) 9321 0355 West Kimberley. Mark Andrews travelled to
Facsimile: (+61 8) 9321 0426 site with Gibb River executive chairman Jim
mailbox@paydirt.com.au Richards to see how the company plans to cut
www.paydirt.com.au and shape its own piece of diamond history
Editorial: 20 COVER
Editor: Dominic Piper A new agreement between Australia and the US
Deputy editor: Mark Andrews regarding critical minerals supply and demand is 14
Journalist: Michael Washbourne already shaping as a potentially decade-defining
Art director: Nick Brown theme for Australian mining. Ahead of the next
Contributors: Brendan Ryan meeting of the Australia-US Critical Minerals
(Johannesburg) Dialogue, Federal Minister for Resources Hon
Matt Canavan spoke to Mark Andrews about
Advertising: the role Australia will have in supplying critical
Advertising manager: Richa Fuller minerals to other western countries and how it
Subscriptions: Kate Blanchard could help the US curb China’s dominance of the
Phone: (+61 8) 9321 0355 global rare earths sector
Facsimile: (+61 8) 9321 0426
Pre-press and printing: 28 BATTERY MINERALS
Vanguard Press, 26 John St, CONFERENCE PREVIEW
Northbridge WA 6003
Member of: It has been a strange time for the battery
minerals sector with prices and interest in most
of the related commodities retracting after the
initial wave of excitement. Investors are cautious,
developers are struggling to raise funds and
major car manufacturers are anxious about 20
Paydirt Media future supplies of key inputs for EVs. All this and
Executive chairman: Bill Repard more will be on the agenda at Paydirt’s Battery
Finance manager: Giovanny Jefferson Minerals Conference on March 4-5 at Pan
Accounts/administration: Pacific Perth
Lana Luketic
Conferences: Melita Fogarty, 50 SKILLS
Namukale Nakazwe, Several recruitment firms are experiencing
Christine Oelschlaeger, their busiest period in years as mining
Mitchelle Matambo companies ramp up their search for qualified
candidates amid positive job forecasts
for the next five years. Yet there is a skills
shortage following a downturn which saw few
graduates pursue a career in mining. Michael
Washbourne reports on how recruiters plan to
fill these vacancies
58 IPOs
Cover image: Federal Resources Minister Only six new floats hit the ASX last year as
Hon Matt Canavan
investors lost their appetite for early stage 50
exploration stories, instead choosing to stick
with the tried-and-tested gold and base metals
Member of:
production stories. Paydirt takes a look at
each of the half-dozen new listings prepared to
Registered by Australia Post PP 643938/0071. voyage across the choppy IPO waters
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