RE: Of Big Rabbits,...cbritHey cbrit,
Don't let rdg/MLB rattle you. I've read al the same posts, and concluded that he's having a little good natured fun.
Like most of us you're a little frustrated with the way insiders are handling things, and you've good reason to be. I'm no different, as are my students who also question the motives of the likes of DeBeers. DB have developed, or should I say earned, what appears to be a less than professional reputation within the international mining community. And I'm being polite. I've chatted with a number of colleagues in our geology faculty, and gather their reputation is one of the lowest worldwide.
It's just unfortunate that a company once considered to be a member of the mining elite has fallen so far that its limited ongoing success can only be achieved on the backs of the inexperienced Juniors. Trust is something that is earned through years of good deeds, and can be lost with just one bad one. DeBeers, when they fall, will be mourned by few. That makes it all the more important that our "management" demonstrate some vision, and get us out from under DB's current stranglehold. I've said it before and I'll say it again ... the TIGs and ourselves need the likes of TECK or BHP to come with a solid offer for our 49%, and then give DB the lesson of a lifetime.
My feeling is that the curtain is gradually falling on DeBeer's days as an international concern. Enough said.
But back to the "planned" Las Vegas party. cbrit, you are invited. You've earned a place at the head table.
Cheers,
Brit