But were they that good? During the boom any moron could have...

But were they that good? During the boom any moron could have provided mining services and made a packet .. the going is tough now (last year or so) and there would be some creative accounting going on for many of the companies. Worst thing here is the level of pay for the execs .. totally pathetic (ie too high) ... they got to keep their pays but the shareholders get nothing now.

I believe we have a long way to go with similar things happening to other companies in the next year or two ..