Overview

Consolidated Gold Fields was a major British mining house founded by Cecil Rhodes in 1892. Diversifying from its South African gold interests, the company invested widely during the following century. This included investments in the Western Australian gold sector from the 1920s and exploration and mining activities elsewhere in Australia and the Territory of New Guinea. In the 1960s, Consolidated Gold Fields Australia (CGFA) was formed. CGFA had ambitious plans and the financial backing from London to establish itself as one of the main diversified mining companies in Australia. Investments were held in the historic Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company, in Renison, and it was one of the first groups to develop iron ore deposits in the Pilbara of Western Australia. It also acquired a major interest in mineral sands. While the London-based Consolidated Gold Fields ceased to exist in 1989, taken over and dismembered by renowned corporate raider Hanson Plc, its Australian subsidiary, renamed Renison Goldfields Consolidated (RGC), continued for another nine years as a diversified mining group before it suffered its own corporate demise, facilitated by Hanson. CGFA and RGC were important participants in Australia's post–World War II mining sector. This book is a history of a once great British mining-finance house and its investments in Australia. Consolidated Gold Fields had a rich and broad history in Australia; its ultimate fate did not demonstrate its potential as an Australian mining company.

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Author:   Robert Porter
Publisher:   ANU Press
Imprint:   ANU Press
ISBN:  

9781760463496

ISBN 10:   1760463493
Publication Date:   30 April 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preliminary Pages List of Figures, Tables, Charts and Boxes Preface Acknowledgements Notes and Abbreviations Part One: Context—Consolidated Gold Fields The Consolidated Gold Fields of South Africa New Horizons for a British Mining House Part Two: Early Investments in Australia Western Australian Gold Broader Associations Lake George and New Guinea Part Three: A New Force in Australian Mining 1960–1966 A New Approach to Australia New Men and a New Model A Range of Investments Part Four: Expansion, Consolidation and Restructuring 1966–1981 Move to an Australian Shareholding Expansion and Consolidation 1966–1976 Acquisition and Diversification Portfolio Challenges Portfolio Review 1975–1981 Part Five: A Majority Australian Owned Mining Company 1981–1989 Formation of a Diversified Mining Company The Initial Years New Interests and Diversification The Challenges of the Parent Part Six: The Final Decade 1990–1998 Hanson on the Register Tumultuous Years 1990–1994 Final Years The End of an Era Afterword: Reflections of Consolidated Gold Fields in Australia Appendix 1. Technical Terms Appendix 2. Chairmen and Managing Directors Appendix 3. Biographical Information of Key Individuals Appendix 4. Performance of CGFA and RGC Investments Appendix 5. Mineral Sands Performance, 1977–1997 Appendix 6. Renison Performance, 1977–1997 Appendix 7. Mount Lyell Performance, 1977–1995 Appendix 8. Performance of Gold and Other Interests Bibliography Index

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