Felicity and Candice talk with Owen Hegarty who has more than 40 years of experience in the global mining industry. This includes 25 years with the Rio Tinto group where he was Managing Director of Rio Tinto Asia and Rio Tinto’s Australian copper and gold business.  

Owen was the founder and Managing Director of Oxiana Limited, where he led the growth of Oxiana from a junior explorer to a major Asia Pacific base and precious metals producer. Oxiana became OZ Minerals.

Owen is the founder and currently the Executive Chairman of EMR Capital, a specialist mining private equity company. EMR has some US$2.5 billion funds under management and has 8 mining projects and operations worldwide.

In this episode Owen shares insights into his extensive career, the inspiration behind starting Oxiana, and whether he ever envisioned it becoming a target for BHP. He also discusses the risks and challenges faced by the sector, as well as how the industry is working to address these issues.

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