BHP and Toyota Australia have signed a memorandum of understanding to electrify the mining giant’s fleet of 5000 vehicles. At present, the company’s mine sites host predominantly diesel-powered Toyota LandCruisers and HiLuxes. BHP president Australia Geraldine Slattery said an EV fleet was at the centre of the company’s drive toContinue Reading
Two of Australia’s richest women are set to battle it out over a multi-billion dollar legal dispute, in what will be one of the country’s most expensive courtroom showdowns. The companies of Gina Rinehart and Angela Bennett – the daughters of mining pioneers Lang Hancock and Peter Wright, respectively –Continue Reading
Healthcare for Australians living in rural and remote areas will be given a $16 million lift thanks to donations to the Royal Flying Doctors from Australia’s richest person, Gina Rinehart. The Rinehart Medical Foundation and Hancock Prospecting will provide major cash injections to the NSW, Queensland and Western Australian sectorsContinue Reading
New details have been revealed exposing the actual extent of Gina Rinehart’s $15 million sponsorship deal with Netball Australia. The deal with Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting was sensationally torn up after revelations that Diamonds players had concerns about wearing a team uniform that included sponsorship branding from Ms Rinehart’s company. WatchContinue Reading
Billionaire miner Gina Rinehart has lashed out at Labor and the state of Australia in a fiery speech that criticised projected levels of immigration while also revealing the two words used to describe the resources sector which she detests. Ms Rinehart, who is the chairman of Hancock Prospecting, bluntly saidContinue Reading
Australia’s richest person, Gina Rinehart, has further expanded her empire with the acquisition of a 14-storey office building in Queensland. Ms Rinehart, a multibillionaire mining magnate, secured the Brisbane block at 70 Eagle Street for more than $100 million, the Courier Mail reported. The purchase, from US funds group Pembroke,Continue Reading
Mining mogul Gina Rinehart has awarded 10 staff members a $100,000 Christmas bonus each. On Monday, a source told 6PR Radio’s the John Hughes Rumour File that staff at Roy Hill, which is owned by Hancock Prospecting, were in the draw to win a $100,000 Christmas bonus. “Apparently last weekContinue Reading
Mining magnate Gina Rinehart has pulled in a staggering $2.3 billion from her most successful venture. Ms Rinehart’s mine in Roy Hill, controlled by her private company called Hancock Prospecting, generated an eye watering profit of $3.3 billion in the past 12 months, up until July this year. Although thatContinue Reading