Billionaire acquires 18% of Azure Minerals after Chile’s SQM announces planned buyout
Mining billionaire’s stakebuilding in Liontown has scuppered $4.2bn takeover by Albemarle of the US
Hancock Prospecting has little but capital to offer, when an understanding of processing and refining is required
US company has walked away from a $4.2bn takeover of Liontown citing ‘growing complexities’
Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting is muscling in on Albemarle’s mine proposal
Albemarle’s margin for victory over buying lithium miner reduces every time Hancock increases its stake
Gina Rinehart ropes in Chinese partners to lobby Beijing on opening live cattle trade
Rival’s exit leaves mining magnate as sole bidder for land parcel bigger than Ireland
Billionaire says she can buy Kidman without Chinese partner if regulators block sale
Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting will invest $300m into Sirius Minerals’ project
Offer by Australia’s richest woman and Shanghai CRED conditional on Canberra’s approval
Campaigners say A$21.7bn project in Queensland’s Galilee Basin will cause irreversible climate damage
Iron ore mine begins shipping as prices hit 7-year low
The ‘iron lady’ is opening an $11bn mine as rivals cut investment and her children vie for more control
Forecast supply growth leaves little hope of sustained price rally
Richest Australian loses position as trustee after bitter court battle
A collapse of ore prices throws miners’ strategies into doubt and threatens an industry shakeout
Profiles of job opportunities in the country’s main centres of commerce
Academics may be underplaying the motivational advantages of familial rivalry