COVER STORY: The Member for Geraldton, Ian Blayney, is confident the gateway tot he region's mineral wealth is on the horizon but is happy to save the song and dance for when the ribbon is cut to open the Oakajee Port and Rail project. Paydirt's Mark Andrews reports, from all angles, on the latest from Western Australia's Mid West

DIGGERS & DEALERS PREVIEW: Kalgoorlie will once again be bursting at the seams for the 2010 Diggers & Dealers Mining Forum. The event takes place from August 2-4

CORRUPTION: The OECD Convention on Combating Corruption of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions has now been ratified by 38 countries, and imposes a number of obligations to stamp out the practice of bribery and corruption. Partners at respected Australian law firm Clayton Utz, Gary Berson and Greg Williams, examinewhat it means for companies, and specifically those int he resources industry

BUSH TELEGRAPH: Columnist Brendan Ryan has a warning for John Borshoff, the managing director of Paladin Energy Ltd ... and pays tribute to Craig Oliver, who died in an air crash along with other Sundance Resources Ltd senior executives in the Republic of Congo recently

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July 2010