Mark Calderwood

A clutch of small-to-medium Western Australian gold companies is carving out a significant niche in West Africa’s emerging, key mineral fields.

GETTING value for money is a subjective matter when it comes to assessing executive pay.

Perth-based gold producer, Perseus Mining, has forecast a pre-tax gold earnings to around US$180 million within 12 months and rising much higher again in the following two years.

Elliott joins Calibre Global

In the first of a quarterly series on executive remuneration, we find that listed companies of all sizes have started cutting chief executive salaries but are still designing packages that offer plenty of upside.

Erongo Energy announced today that it would acquire the unlisted company Ninghan Exploration and appoint ex-Perseus Mining Managing Director, Mark Calderwood, to its board.

Mark Calderwood has joined the board of Erongo Energy as technical director, following the completion of its acquisition of his company Ninghan Exploration.

Shares in Tawana Resources were up 84 per cent today as the company moved focus from iron ore to lithium, while three more Western Australian companies announced new moves in the lithium sector as keen market interest in the metal continues.

Four Perth-based mining companies have today announced plans to raise capital, with Doray Minerals leading the change with confirmation of a $24.9 million placement.

Aspiring lithium miner Tawana Resources has raised $15 million from investors to fund ongoing development of its Bald Hill project in the Goldfields, a day after signing a $25 million offtake deal for the operation.

SPECIAL REPORT: Backdoor-listed technology businesses and mining hopefuls have joined the state’s top performers in financial year 2016 in Business News’s annual analysis of total shareholder returns.

Lithium explorer Tawana Resources has attracted a $25 million funding package with one of its offtake partners, as it works towards first production at its Bald Hill project in the Goldfields by early next year.

Klaus Eckhof, long serving director of Amani Gold, will move to a part-time executive capacity as director for strategy & business development.

Alan Campbell has been appointed non-executive chair of Manas Resources. Mr  Campbell is a geologist with over 30 years of experience in mineral exploration and the resources sector. Current chair Mark Calderwood will remain on the board as non-executive director.

Our daily board moves wrap includes Mark Calderwood, Mark Turner, Ed Mason, Philip Crutchfield, Peter Mullens, Hans Mende, Brian Beem, and Gregg Taylor.

Our daily board moves wrap includes Uwe Henke Von Parpart, David Welch, Alistair Cowden, Mark Hanlon, Anthony McIntosh, Victor Rajasooriar, Richard Hill, Ryan Gurner, Sarah Curnow, Kate Stoney, John Zimmerman, Mark Calderwood, Paul Kitto, and Daniel Noonan.

Our board moves wrap includes Pedro Vicente, Josh Hunt, Mark Calderwood, and Steven Wood.

Our board moves wrap includes Gary Phillips, Lisa Wynne, Sarah Sutcliffe, Adrian Gurgone, Brian Miller, Tara French, Bob Osmetti, Mark Calderwood, Nicholas Katris, Jessamyn Lyons, John Madden, and Tom Eadie.

Our weekly appointments wrap includes Tanya Moran, Tim Judd, Stephen Brown, Rob Gordon, Dermot Woods, Alan Rule, Steven Wood, Chloe Mason, Craig Carter, Michael Sucher, Gareth Reynolds, Mark Calderwood and Brock Neeling.