RE: Stephen says19 Jun 2018 23:37
The RGM management are ultimately responsible, they know it, they admit it.
I however know what SM said, things that subsequently turned out to be rather inaccurate (choosing my words carefully)
RGM didn't create the misinformation, they we're fed it by SM.
Regarding the money... Rosa didn't cost much at all, the majority of the cash was for stage payments to acquire a different asset, one of large Met coal reserves.
The ultimate failure, was that RGM expected/ promised that Rosa would be in production quickly, thus the revenues would be used to pay to acquire the extra assets.
RGM still own their interests in those assets, and RGM haven't forgotten or ignored what transpired with SM.
RGM's theory with the SM assets would have been brilliant.
I will say this, some of the info about SM that's come to light, was some time after RGM got involved, Rosa litigation being one.
RGM recognised what was happening, and stopped further payments.
Mistakes made, could have been worse.
But seriously, whatever you think of AB, SM is a whole different class.