George Jones

PORTMAN Limited is on track to boost the capacity of its Koolyanobbing Iron ore project in WA to 3.5 million tonnes per annum in 2001 after completing key infrastructure changes and posting a 65 per cent increase in iron ore sales during the six months to

Sundance Resources chairman George Jones has predicted an 8 to 10 per cent increase in iron ore prices in 2008, which would help to attract support for the company's $3.1 billion Mbalam iron ore project in west Africa.

Perth-based iron ore hopeful Sundance Resources Ltd has raised $10 million through a placement to AMCI Holdings Pty Ltd and associated resources fund Triangle Resources Fund.

West Perth-based resource company Mundo Minerals has announced that its founding chairman, George Jones, will step down immediately.

Mining identity George Jones has announced he will step down from his chairman roles at Gindalbie Metals and Sundance Resources to focus on his health, with Geoff Wedlock to assume the responsibilities.

TWO not-for-profit organisations this month demonstrated that carefully planned and targeted fundraising activities can achieve outstanding results in spite of the poor economic conditions.

Iron ore company Centaurus Metals has appointed George Jones as a strategic consultant as the company moves towards production from its Brazilian iron ore projects.

Hanlong Mining has become Sundance Resources' largest shareholder after it acquired the entire stock holding of the Talbot Group.

Gindalbie Metals has vehemently denied media reports that it gave Chinese steel-makers an unfair advantage to win tenders for its Karara iron ore development in the Mid West.

THREE corporate advisory firms, each with a very different profile, stood out as market leaders in the mergers and acquisitions sector last year.Macquarie Capital, Hartleys and UBS were the top performers, judging by the number and value of Western Australian transactions handled.

WESTERN Africa is fast becoming known as the world’s third major iron ore province, as miners explore and develop high-grade, low-cost prospects in the region.

AS the world enters its fifth year of economic turbulence and even the best-insulated businesses in Western Australia are being affected, the factors that determine business influence in this state are changing.

China-backed iron ore miners in the Mid West are preparing to join forces to develop a port and rail link to Oakajee if the current proposal by Oakajee Port and Rail fails to proceed.

The nature of doing business with China is changing as our economies become more enmeshed.

MID West iron ore projects have the potential to produce 67 million tonnes of iron ore per year, earning the state annualised royalties in the range of $42 million. 

Our biggest export market has slowed demand, but a new growth phase is under way.

WHILE the recent period of engagement with China goes back 40 years in diplomatic terms, and well into the 1980s at a trade level, there are plenty of cautionary tales from those doing regular business with the world’s most populous nation.

CHINESE investment in Australia may have slowed as uncertainty continues about the value of commodities, but it has not stopped.

Greater public exposure has helped lift community engagement with, and funding to, the not-for-profit sector.

Keith Jones in for George at Gindalbie

China has stopped evaluating new investments in Australia until some of its existing projects deliver better returns, according to Gindalbie Metals chairman George Jones.

Four of Perth’s iconic sporting and community venues are going through major planning and redevelopment projects – but that’s where the similarities end.

Sundance Resources has outlined a new approach to funding its major iron ore project in West Africa, seven months after terminating a $1.3 billion takeover agreement with Chinese company Hanlong Mining.

Sundance Resources has appointed former Leighton Holdings chief executive officer Wal King as its new chairman, following the retirement of current chairman George Jones after the company’s AGM in November.

Iron ore explorer Sundance Resources has announced a package of cost-cutting measures, including a reduction to its board and staff, in an effort to reduce expenditure amid current market conditions.

Four Western Australian medical research organisations are aiming to boost collaboration after moving into the Ralph and Patricia Sarich Neuroscience Research Institute in Nedlands, which was officially opened this week.