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Wabtec and Roy Hill Unveil the First FLXdrive Battery Locomotive

Wabtec and its launch customer, a leading iron ore miner majority owned by Australia’s most successful private company, Hancock Prospecting, celebrated the debut of the FLXdrive battery locomotive, the world’s first 100% battery-powered, heavy-haul locomotive for mainline service. The ceremony unveiled the unique, striking pink-colored locomotive at Wabtec’s ...

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MEDIA RELEASE | Wabtec and Roy Hill Unveil the first FLXdrive Battery Locomotive

Wabtec and its launch customer Roy Hill, a leading iron ore miner majority owned by Australia’s most successful private company Hancock Prospecting, have celebrated the debut of the FLXdrive battery locomotive, the world’s first 100% battery-powered, heavy-haul locomotive for mainline service.

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A Champion of our Veterans

Few figures embody the essence of great Aussie values and respect for our military more than Mrs Gina Rinehart AO.

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FROM SERVICE TO SUCCESS: HANCOCK PROSPECTING’S VETERAN EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM

In addition to its impressive corporate successes in the mining and agricultural industries, Hancock Prospecting group of companies are amongst those leading the way in supporting the men and women who have served and sacrificed for their country.

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WA leads the way in philanthropy

"We have many stories of families in our businesses who have, like so many others throughout West Australia, been a beneficiary of Telethon programs." Hancock Prospecting chief executive Garry Korte said: "To the brave kids and parents who show such strength in the face of adversity, Hancock Prospecting, HanRoy, Hancock ...

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EXPORT STRENGTH

Billionaire Gina Rinehart's massive Roy Hill operation has reaped another multibillion dollar profit on the back of record shipments, which helped to offset weaker iron prices. But Australia's richest person has again sounded the alarm on government red tape."We are currently battling onerous, time and money consuming regulation with ...

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Back to 70s-style blackouts, warns energy veteran

EXCLUSIVE Former AGL Energy boss and power industry veteran Michael Fraser has warned Australia needs a reality check on meeting its net zero targets as the nation moves ever closer to a rolling energy crisis. One of the country's most experienced power executives, Mr Fraser told The Australian the race ...

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Rinehart’s Atlas Iron reports earnings dip

Atlas Iron has joined Mineral Resources in pointing to congestion issues at Utah Point as the reason for lower iron ore shipments, and aired grievances about approval delays. The private mining company, which operates the Mt Webber, Sanjiv Ridge and Miralga mines iron ore mines in Western Australia's Pilbara region, ...

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Gina Rinehart renews red tape attack over hold-ups to development of Atlas Iron’s McPhee Creek

Australia’s richest person pushed the button on progressing the McPhee Creek project near Nullagine shortly after her Hancock Prospecting scooped up Atlas Iron for $427 million in 2018 amid a three-way takeover tussle. But releasing full-year results for Atlas on Thursday, Mrs Rinehart said “significant increases in government processing times and ...

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FY2023 Results for Atlas Iron Pty Ltd

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Celebrating Telethon 2023 | Total Donation

Proud to support Telethon 2023. Established in 1968, generations of West Australians have grown up with Telethon and through their generosity have had a major impact on some of the life threatening diseases that face our children. Funds raised through Telethon have supported medical research into childhood diseases, provided equipment, critical services ...

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Fat Cat looked purr-fect in high vis, helping our people support and fundraise for Telethon7

We are delighted to support Telethon and be part of the community that helps fund the programs, equipment and research that change West Australian families and children's lives. Alongside Atlas Iron Pty Ltd, their outstanding fundraising efforts contributed significantly to our $1.25 million donation, adding to the massive $1.75 million already donated ...

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PGA reflects on year with annual dinner

The Pastoralists and Graziers Association of WA (PGA) Awards dinner, at Crown Botanicals last week, was a chance to glam up and reflect on a successful day of speakers and interaction at the annual PGA Convention held earlier in the day. The 2023 PGA Rural Achievement Award, for service to the ...

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Swimming WA in lifetime honour for stalwart benefactor Gina Rinehart

“Mrs Rinehart … is the single biggest financial contributor to the sport of swimming across the country and most deserving to be inducted as a Life Member to our sport here in WA,” said Darren Michael, President of Swimming WA. “As Patron, not only has she enthusiastically supported our WA swimmers ...

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BIG MINERS DIG IN TO FEND OFF PLANNED IR REFORMS

But Mr Veldsman said that, under the Bill, there was no guarantee those different categories of driver would continue to be paid about the same. "We're talking about draft legislation where the 'full rate of pay' is so unclear, so undefined, so broad and so open to speculation that we ...

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Editorial: WA must fight against ‘Victorian’ IR laws | Don’t let a group of Victorians decide what’s right for you

Gerhard Veldsman, chief executive of Roy Hill, is the latest business leader to sound off on the “same job, same pay” IR laws, telling the Minerals Week conference in Canberra the overhaul would force miners to shift staff to “minimum award standards”. “Don’t let a small group of people ...

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HON PETER DUTTON MP | ADDRESS TO THE MINERALS WEEK LUNCH

TRANSCRIPT | CANBERRA | 6 September 2023

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INSIDER MAGAZINE: With a rich resources heritage in his blood, Ken Brinsden is building his own lasting legacy

Ken Brinsden’s family links to mining run deeper than the rich gold lodes that have supported Kalgoorlie-Boulder for more than a century. The former Atlas Iron and Pilbara Minerals boss, now chairman of Canadian lithium play Patriot Battery Metals, has mining in his DNA. On father Michael’s side ...

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Good luck to our Aussie rowers!

In every corner of this great country, Australians are chasing their dreams. To be the best at what they do, in Australia and on the world stage.

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Veterans’ Employment Program

We’ve launched a striking new recruitment campaign to encourage more veterans to join us. Our collective vision across the Hancock Prospecting Group of companies is to create new pathways and increased employment opportunities for ex-defence members (EDM). We know we already have veterans in every part of the business. ...

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