Robert Nelson (businessman)
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Robert Leslie Nelson is a businessman from Perth
in Western Australia
. He is a sometime partner of Alan Bond
, also of Perth, with whom he cofounded Global Diamond Resources
plc (formerly Lesotho Diamond Corporation) as well as Madagascar Oil
Ltd. Robert Nelson has many other business interests in resources companies including stakes in Red Island Minerals Ltd., Bekitoly Resources Ltd. and Procarbon Ltd.
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
in Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
. He is a sometime partner of Alan Bond
Alan Bond (businessman)
Alan Bond is an Australian businessman noted for his criminal convictions and high-profile business dealings, including what was at the time the biggest corporate collapse in Australian history. Bond was born in the Hammersmith district of London, England, and emigrated to Australia with his...
, also of Perth, with whom he cofounded Global Diamond Resources
Global Diamond Resources
Global Diamond Resources plc is a Gibraltan company developing the Kao diamond pipe in the Kingdom of Lesotho. The founders of the company are Australian businessmen Alan Bond and Robert Nelson....
plc (formerly Lesotho Diamond Corporation) as well as Madagascar Oil
Madagascar Oil
Madagascar Oil SA is a Malagasy company, founded by Sam Malin with South African businessman Michael Smith and Australian businessmen Robert Nelson. Madagascar Oil focuses on the development, exploration and production of petroleum. It is the principal onshore oil company in Madagascar in terms of...
Ltd. Robert Nelson has many other business interests in resources companies including stakes in Red Island Minerals Ltd., Bekitoly Resources Ltd. and Procarbon Ltd.