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Swimming WA supports Hancock Prospecting longstanding partnership
The support that Hancock Prospecting and Mrs Rinehart AO have provided to Swimming WA and the sport of swimming spans over three decades and has made a significant contribution to the success of our elite WA swimmers at international level. Hancock Prospecting and Mrs Rinehart AO also support swimming across Australia including providing direct support to members of the Australian Swimming Team.
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Statement from Kevin Hasemann, Swimming QLD CEO
Swimming Queensland is proud of its long-standing partnership with Mrs Gina Rinehart and Hancock Prospecting and finds the negative characterisation in some quarters of Mrs Rinehart’s new sponsorship of another sport regrettable. Mrs Rinehart’s sponsorship of swimming spans more than three decades, ranging from swimming clinics for indigenous children in remote communities through to helping our high performance swimmers pursue their sporting dreams.
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Rowing Australia and Athletes Grateful for the Long-Standing and Game-Changing Support of Hancock Prospecting
The support that Hancock Prospecting and Mrs Rinehart AO provides to Rowing Australia (RA) and most importantly its athletes, dating back to 2015, has been a game changer for our sport. RA is proud that it provides equitable athlete support across its programs.
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When it comes to Gina Rinehart, actions speak louder than words | Sponsor hypocrites back off
Lately there have been a lot of headlines about Mrs Gina Rinehart, Hancock Prospecting and the $15 million sponsorship of Netball Australia’s Diamonds Team ...
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NMDC in discussions to acquire minority stake in Australian lithium block
NMDC started negotiations to acquire the stake in one of the mines owned by Hancock Prospecting (HPPL) or Hawthorn Resources. According to an official, NMDC could take a minority stake in one of the mines owned by Hancock or Hawthorn Resources, since a 'majority stake would require billions of dollars' Hawthorn Resources currently owns projects such as the Anglo-Saxo, Edjudina, Black Raven Mining and Mount Baven projects while Hancock recently formed a joint venture with Atlas Iron/ Hancock Prospecting and Legacy in the Mt Bevan magnetite project. NMDC aims to have an iron ore production capacity of 100 million tonnes by FY30.
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Executive Chairman Visits the Pilbara Indigenous Art Exhibit at Art Gallery of WA, July 2022
Tracks We Share is an introduction to the Aboriginal artists and art centres of the Pilbara, an ancient and beautiful region spanning over 500,000 square kilometres of Australia’s North West. Though the Pilbara is primarily associated with the resources industry in the national consciousness, Tracks We Share showcases its richness as an art-making centre. The exhibition highlights some of the most innovative contemporary artists working in the region today and pays tribute to several iconic painters who helped build its art scene over the past two decades.
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NMDC to explore iron ore, critical mineral mining possibilities in Australia’s Mt. Bevan
The PSU miner, through its Perth-based subsidiary, Legacy Iron Ore, has entered into a joint venture with a prospecting company, Hancock. A subsidiary of Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting will pay an initial Australian $9 million to earn a stake in the “Mt Bevan” iron ore project, owned by Hawthorn Resources and Legacy Minerals.
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Media Release: Mt Bevan JV Partners Progress Yilgarn Magnetite Project to Pre-Feasibility Study Stage
Tuesday July 12, 2022 | New Delhi, India
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Media Release: Mt Bevan JV Partners Announce Exclusive Agreement to Explore for Lithium, Nickel and Copper
Tuesday July 12, 2022 | New Delhi, India
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Monsters of Rock: Rinehart is all dressed up to rock Pilbara iron ore expansion
It’s no secret Gina Rinehart’s move on Atlas Iron a few years ago has been a good marriage for both, giving Hancock Prospecting a portfolio of close to shovel ready iron ore resources to plunder with the capital backing the junior didn’t have when it was a listed company. With solutions for port space and infrastructure now cleared up with a new capacity expansion from the WA Government at Port Hedland, an avenue is opening up for Rinehart to expand the production base of her solely owned iron ore assets should the market allow.
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Big contract wins for NRW
NRW has added to its bulging order book after securing a $60 million contract extension that will see it continue mining services at Gina Rinehart’s Atlas Iron in the Pilbara. The contract awarded to subsidiaries Action Drill and Blast and Primero includes mining and crushing services at Mt Webber, 220km south of Port Hedland, and it will run until the end of 2024.
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Electric turn for Atlas
Standard Toyota Land Cruisers and Hiluxes running on diesel are not energy efficient or emissions-free enough, so Atlas, part of Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting Group, is electrifying the fleet. Tembo e-LV is supplying EV conversion kits for use at the Mount Webber, Sanjiv Ridge and Miralga mines in the Pilbara. The EV is completely emission free with instant torque and maximum power despite the lack of gears. VivoPower executive chairman and CEO Kevin Chin said the company was delighted to be assisting Atlas Iron in its journey towards electrification and energy efficiency.
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VivoPower International PLC Announces Tembo EV order from Atlas Iron, part of Hancock Prospecting
VivoPower International PLC (NASDAQ: VVPR, the “Company”) is pleased to announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Tembo E-LV, has secured an order for its EV conversion kits from Atlas Iron, a leading iron ore mining company based in Perth, Western Australia, and a subsidiary of Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd (“HPPL”). Atlas Iron operates the Mt Webber, Sanjiv Ridge, and Miralga mines.
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