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Wellesley-Wood looks beyond Australian 'oxymoron'

MARK Wellesley-Wood, chairman of colourful South African gold miner Durban Roodepoort Deep, wasn't mincing his words when he spoke with <I>MiningNews.net</I> in Perth today.

James Hamilton

Quite simply, DRD's foray into Australia was a disaster that almost sunk the company. "The Australian growth strategy has to be one of the greatest oxymorons of all time," he said. "This walk in the...

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