forgotten heroes of the resources boom

Interesting article at http://www.miningnewspremium.net/StoryView.asp?StoryID=267656 that highlights the difference between share price and wealth creation:

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FOR most resource stock investors, wealth creation is seen to occur when the share price of their investment heads north. By David Upton

But real wealth creation happens when geoscientists exercise their skills to find minerals and hydrocarbons hidden deep beneath deserts and oceans.

The importance of this first step in boosting the wealth of millions of small resource investors is often lost in the years between discovery and production. It’s especially out of view amid the euphoria of the resource boom and Australia’s seemingly limitless opportunities to cash in.