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'We have
built the first website in the world, to our knowledge, which
divides the world into nearly a thousand of these geological
provinces,' Raetz said. 'And for the first time people can
directly register their experience and services into these
areas. Companies requiring their services can browse for free.
'When
I left BHP after nearly 30 years in the mineral exploration
business, I realised that some of the most experienced people
in the country were not getting connected with the best jobs.'
Raetz
investigated the idea of linking people and expertise directly
to geological provinces and then contracted Brisbane web developer,
Intrapower, to build the site. He said the portal allowed
users to search the database using criteria such as experience,
service and skills, commodities, regions, countries, geological
provinces, properties and availability. 'Exploration managers
will be able to build entire teams through this site.'
Raetz
said reconnaissance explorers knew how hard it was to get
good contacts in remote area, and in particular people who
had local knowledge and were up with the latest thinking.
'Traditionally,
it has been a word-of-mouth industry - with its inherited
biases,' he said.
'Progressive
companies are looking at more flexible, global options. Fewer
people are spreading out wider into the world to meet bigger
challenges. We plan to develop this business worldwide.
'A lot
of companies are interested in making contacts in places like
China and we intend to make inroads into that market.'
(Reprinted
from Australia's Mining Monthly '.com' column, August 2000)
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