It can often pay to dig into the back ground of management in companies like this. Delivery of projects requires capable management teams, particularly in more specialised commodities. Mining is also full of stories and promoters which makes separating the capable ones from the not so even harder, especially in a resource bull market. Big money can be made in the sector from things that will not really ultimately work out but you have to know when to get off.

2005 article: https://www.afr.com/politics/skardon-river-our-6-billion-year-mine-20051111-jgb9p

2010 Article: https://www.afr.com/politics/hall-of-dubious-fame-20101229-j4zij