John Bowler

Western Australian iron ore junior Cazaly Resources Ltd faces troubled times ahead in the wake of the state government's decision over the Shovelana iron ore lease.

TheWA government’s unexplained rejection of Cazaly Resources Ltd’s claim to the Shovelanna iron ore deposit in the Pilbara could deflect investment from the state’s resources sector and, for the first time, raised the real spectre of sovereign risk.

Resources Minister John Bowler has provided an explanation of his controversial decision to hand the disputed Shovelanna mining lease to Rio Tinto.

While the rise and fall of opportunist Pilbara iron ore aspirant Cazaly Resources Ltd has won and lost sharemarket punters millions of dollars, its battle for the Shovelanna deposit is destined for the courts for months, possibly years.

Employment Protection Minister John Bowler has criticised the Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA for its stance on a planned review of workers’ compensation reforms, but has also acknowledged that frequent changes have contributed to the current “unwield

Cazaly Resources Ltd has told its annual general meeting that its controversial legal moves were simply an attempt to gain some transparency regarding the decision to terminate its application for the Shovelanna iron ore tenement.

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