For u paddy ( from the Australian )6 Aug 2019 01:05
But Ms Gaines won’t be the only top boss in attendance when she arrives today. Newcrest’s Sandeep Biswas, once a Kalgoorlie local when he worked at Western Mining, also swung by for a visit, popping in and out of the conference in the afternoon
The quick visit rapidly set idle tonnes wagging: the Newcrest boss was present, and still put up exploration manager Fraser MacCorquodale to do the presentation. And then MacCorquodale didn’t front the media following his presentation — a tradition at Diggers, defied by only few. And nor was Biswas in a talkative mood, except for a quick chat with CNBC.
Is there a reason for the radio silence? Is the company staying mum ahead of an acquisition? Or is it a final lap of Diggers for the Newcrest boss before calling time on his period with the company later this year? Inquiring minds want to know