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Taking flight with the power of words

Article courtesy of Australian Mining Magazine | September 2022

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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' ...

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Do we fill job vacancies with pensioners or migrants?

Article by Cian Hussey. 19 August 2022.

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AGE PENSIONERS KEY TO SOLVING AUSTRALIA’S LABOUR CRUNCH

Perhaps the single best option for tackling these issues is to provide an unlimited work bonus which would allow pensioners to earn as much as they want from work and just pay income tax like everyone else. This is not to suggest a universal pension — eligibility would still be subject ...

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Executive Chairman Visits the Pilbara Indigenous Art Exhibit at Art Gallery of WA

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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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. ...

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SKILLS SHORTAGE CONUNDRUM

Australia has half a million jobs up for grabs but is finding it near impossible to fill most of them. The Prime Minister’s $5.4b plan to make child care cheaper for families also forms a central part of his strategy to address the skills shortage. But Mr Albanese is ...

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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 ...

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AGE-OLD RULES NOT WORKING

Estimates from Deloitte Access Economics have a 5 per cent rise in the number of over-55 s in the workforce as boosting national gross domestic product by $48 billion. The idea has long been championed by WA mining billionaire Gina Rinehart, pictured right. Mr Dutton confirmed conversations with Mrs Rinehart had helped ...

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DUTTON IN PENSIONER WORK PLAN | Leader’s Gina-Inspired Policy

Peter Dutton is in Perth for the second time in less than a fortnight , this time to spruik his calls for the Albanese Government to let pensioners earn more money without their pensions being cut back. WA mining magnate Gina Rinehart championed a similar policy before the Federal election as ...

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