Metals & Mining
Gina Rinehart
In what has been a challenging year for Rinehart personally, some substantial foreign investment in her Roy Hill project and a resurgence in iron ore prices have helped push Rinehart’s wealth to levels few would have imagined possible 12 months ago.
Who’s out: The rich get poorer, sometimes
| Andrew HeathcoteSixteen people, including Lachlan Murdoch, left the BRW Rich 200 this year.
Rinehart world’s richest woman
| Adele Ferguson
Gina Rinehart is now the richest woman in the world, putting her on a trajectory to one day challenge for the mantle of richest person.
How the Rich 200 invest: Joseph Gutnick
| KC Low
How the Rich 200 Invest | “Diamond Joe” Gutnick’s Paradise Phosphate float leverages off increasing global food demand.
Opposition unites unlikely allies
| Jessica GardnerFarmers, environmentalists and the Country Women’s Association all have concerns about coal seam gas mining.
Boom, here comes a rebalance
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The distorting effects of the mining sector’s rise are beginning to wear off.
Stand on solid rock
| Michael BaileyInvestment in mining boom towns is recommended only for seasoned property investors with several other properties, who can absorb a sudden big loss.
No time for waste for Proto Resources
| David JamesA new way of using electrical charges to deal with mining waste not only helps the environment but is cheaper to run.
How the Rich 200 invest: Kevin Seymour
| Andrew Heathcote
How the Rich 200 Invest | The lure of the resources sector is so strong that this investor has gone into prospecting.
Fluoros enjoy the HiLux
| Leo D’Angelo Fisher
A by-product of the mining boom is news that Toyota’s HiLux ute is Australia’s best-selling car .
Regis Resources
| David JamesThe gold company is about to sharply increase its production, one broker forecasts.
Chilean business heats up
| David James
Chile is a logical launch pad for Australians wanting to do business with South America.
Don’t push WA, it could putsch back
| Phil Ruthven
Phil Ruthven | Western Australia has a lot going for it in terms of mining, however it doesn’t have a fair share of other industries.