About The Conference

There is a belief held by many political/economic commentators that the fall-out from the United States sub-prime mortgage crisis – and the possibility of a US recession – will not extend its tentacles to the resource-rich developing world.

Africa, with its untold mineral wealth, would fall into this category – as would many countries which fall into the Asia region.

 

But, unlike Africa, countries such as Laos, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Papua New Guinea, Vietnam and others have the infrastructure and systems in place for the rapid development of mining projects.

Also, just as important, they are situated in the right address for easy access to the countries with the most voracious appetites for commodities – China and India. They will continue to cash in on the resources boom – and are likely to be only peripherally affected should the US fall into recession mode.

 

Similarly, the various “stans” which were previously part of the old USSR offer new and emerging jurisdictions previously off limits to Western explorers – including Australia. Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, all within close proximity to the resource guzzlers of China and India, are increasingly well placed to cash in on the mining boom – which will help develop their countries.

 

The flood of Australian exploration and mining expertise to the Asia region continues unabated. While many perceive Australia as a mature exploration environment, this is not the case with many of the south Asian countries. Modern geophysical and geoscientific techniques which, for many years, have been applied and perfected by Australian explorers on their own turf, will continue to find the multi-commodity orebodes which lie within the Rim of Fire and central Asia.

 

One of the most important objectives of the Asia Downunder Conference, this year to be held at the Sheraton Perth, is to bring together all the players, from Asia and Australia to share their stories and to network. The event takes place from September 30 to October 1 and should not be missed