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Picks for those not scared of mining

Trevor Hoey | In Melbourne last week two mining conferences clashed with a sharp downturn in commodity prices. It seemed like a good time to accost brokers in the sector and get them to identify some promising investments.

• Updated Oct 1, 2014
• Trevor Hoey

Atrum Coal set to benefit from Groundhog day

While the share prices of many coal explorers and producers have been hammered in the last 12 months, Atrum Coal has flourished – and analysts see substantial upside from this current level.

• Mar 26, 2014
• Trevor Hoey

Only seems to be upside for Atrum and its anthracite asset

Atrum Coal listed on the ASX in July 2012 with an IPO price of 20¢, finished the 2012-13 financial year at 64¢, and by September the company’s shares had hit $2.10.

• Updated Nov 27, 2013
• Trevor Hoey

• Street Talk

Blackwood Capital takes Atrum Coal to investors

Stand-out junior coal stock Atrum Coal is raising $10 million through a share placement to advance its Groundhog anthracite project in British Columbia.

• Oct 31, 2013
• Sarah Thompson, Anthony Macdonald and Gretchen Friemann

• Market Wrap

Atrum Coal sitting on a world-class coalmine

While Atrum Coal’s Groundhog has the hallmarks of a long-life project with many potential share price catalysts, the completion of a conceptual economic assessment that should be released by June is likely to have a substantial impact on the company’s profile.

• Updated Apr 4, 2013
• Trevor Hoey

• Market Wrap

Only the brave will consider listing

It will take much sturdier local and global sharemarkets to get retail investors interested in initial public offerings, judging by the response to offers this year.

• Updated Aug 25, 2012
• Tony Featherstone

Chifley brand row heats up

The battle for the rights to the Chifley brand name has escalated, with the owners of Sydney's Chifley Tower lodging an appeal to prevent Australian Tourism Group using the moniker on eight hotels.

• Apr 3, 1998
• Emily Pettafor

ATG makes it back into the black

Australian Tourism Group is back in the black following last year's $15.1 million write-down of its investment in Reef Casino Trust.

• Feb 26, 1998
• Emily Pettafor

Australian hotel chains clean up their act

Australia's home-grown hotel empires are undergoing a metamorphosis, as three of the biggest groups shuck off the restrictions of their motel beginnings to compete better in the international market.

• Aug 21, 1997
• Fiona Smith

Comfortable fit for Old Wagga Inn

The listed Australian Tourism Group has paid $8 million for the Old Wagga Inn in western NSW to further expand its Country Comfort hotel chain.

• Jun 24, 1997
• Kathryn House

Revenue jump fails to lift ATG's performance

Even a nearly 30 per cent increase in revenue did not stop net profits from slipping 2.6 per cent at the Australian Tourism Group , with the annual results weighted down by the poor performance of the Reef Casino Trust .

• Aug 28, 1996
• Fiona Smith

STOCK OF THE WEEK

Australian Tourism Group (82c)

• Aug 12, 1996
• PHILIP RENNIE

Australian Tourism Group opens war chest to go shopping in NZ

Australian Tourism Group has a "war chest" of about $100 million in potential borrowings to be used in expansion or diversification, according to its managing director, Mr Darryl Courtney-O'Connor.

• Jun 17, 1996
• Fiona Smith

ATG earns $14m from hotels

THE listed Australian Tourism Group (ATG) can thank its hotels for a strong performance in its first year - but the group is diversifying into gambling and education through its investments in the Reef Casino Trust and a hotel college at Manly in Sydney.

• Oct 31, 1995
• By FIONA SMITH

ATG's HOLIDAY AGENDA

THERE are 61 listed stocks that identify in some form with tourism and 87 with hotels. Yet there has never been a blue chip in accommodation or tourism.

• Jul 20, 1995
• with Graeme Adamson