This country (Australia) was built not on the back of a sheep but on the back of resources and we all going to live for decades but we also have to look at the riches of this continent and secure a future for our kids and grandkids and invest in it as there are a lot more riches to be found.

 Gavan Tomas, CEO Kingsgate Consolidated on a discussion panel at a conference held in Sydney recently.

"If someone hasn't made any money out of the resources industry in the past two years, then they must have been dead."

 Geoff Loudon, chairman Nautilus Minerals on a discussion panel at a conference held in Sydney recently.