half yearly, page-98

clacoste, for many months all was quiet and everyone on here, excluding me of course, surmised nothing was happening in the background. Then out of the blue two days ago they announce 3 new relationships. Each of these would have taken some time to negotiate. All three with significant Chinese corporations.
Why are you so sure he's not close to clinching a significant deal or dare I say "deals".
The Dr is a man of few words, unlike a few on here, but he is known as a quiet achiever with vision and has the support of some very powerful people to help him achieve his goals. If those with blinkers get rid of their insular thinking and extend their thoughts to the wider markets..Africa, Asia, South America it becomes a different game he and his mates play.
For those who boringly quote "Construction & Mining is in decline" climb back into your caves.