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“Big Dogs” lift junior mining partners to greater heights
In tough recent times for many junior mining companies on the ASX, luring a financially-powerful “big dog” onto the share register to provide some much-needed muscle has become a common boardroom pursuit. Bulls N’ Bears takes look at some of those companies which have received both a timely cash injection and a share price boost up to recent highs.
Mark My Words April 19 2024
Mark Pownall and Jack McGinn discuss subsidy warnings; WA Labor’s next generation; Hancock’s Lynas stake, tailings clean up, Minderoo job cuts, Macmahon’s move for Decmil and Inpex’s Ichthys decision. Mark Pownall and Jack McGinn discuss subsidy warnings; WA Labor’s next generation; Hancock’s Lynas stake, tailings clean up, Minderoo job cuts, Macmahon’s move for Decmil and Inpex’s Ichthys decision.
Time….. the ultimate deal killer
Bookbuilds and Banter with Boz (aka Shaw and Partner’s WA State manager Davide Bosio) draws on his years of capital-raising experience and deal-making in Perth to talk billionaires and battery metals as he laments the ultimate killer of the deal – time. Throughout my years in the market, particularly working on a range of capital market transactions, the lesson that I have perhaps learnt the hardest is that time kills deals – and when ignored, it often ends in disaster.
At Close of Business 3 January 2023
Jordan Murray covers the latest from Hancock Prospecting's bid for Warrego Energy and fresh data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics and CoreLogic. Jordan Murray covers the latest from Hancock Prospecting's bid for Warrego Energy and fresh data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics and CoreLogic.
At Close of Business 14 December 2022
Senior journalist Matt Mckenzie talks about Business News' latest rich list and delves into what went into this year's edition. Senior journalist Matt Mckenzie talks about Business News' latest rich list and delves into what went into this year's edition. Plus the latest on Mark McGowan's cabinet reshuffle, Hancock Prospecting, Subsea 7, Genesis Minerals and St Barbara.
At Close of Business 30 November 2022
Senior editor Mark Beyer talks about some of the innovative ways that WA's biggest businesses are retaining employees. Senior editor Mark Beyer talks about some of the innovative ways that Western Australia's biggest businesses are retaining employees. Plus the latest on Hancock Prospecting and John Holland.
Ventura now under BGC Housing banner
Ventura Home Group was ranked WA's third largest builder for home starts, according to the HIA's 2018-19 Housing 100 survey. Photo: Gabriel Oliveira facebook twitter linkedin print BGC Australia has progressed plans to consolidate administration and construction functions across its residential business, announcing the merger of the BGC Housing Group and Ventura Home Group. To read more, please Login below or Subscribe.
Autonomous truck deal for Roy Hill
Iron ore Roy Hill Holdings is taking a further leap into the world of autonomous mining, picking Epiroc and ASI Mining to convert its fleet of 77 trucks from manned to driverless use.
Rinehart, MacTiernan go head-to-head
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Rinehart’s profits keep on rising
Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting and its subsidiary Roy Hill Holdings have delivered bumper profits off the back of higher iron ore prices, with Hancock posting a profit of $2.6 billion for the year to June 2019.
Rinehart’s $340m potash investment in strife
Gina Rinehart (left) with officials from Sirius Minerals. Photo: Hancock Prospecting. facebook twitter linkedin print Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting may have to pour more funds into the severely cash-strapped UK-based Sirius Minerals, after the company shelved a US$500 million bond issue for a multi-billion dollar potash project in the UK, blaming factors such as a lack of government support and Brexit uncertainty. To read more, please Login below or Subscribe.
Hancock passes 85% in Riversdale takeover
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Riversdale rejects Hancock’s $599m offer
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Hancock bids $599m for coal miner
Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting is aiming to further diversify its operations by taking over Sydney-based Riversdale Resources, which is focused on developed a new coal project in Canada.
Iron ore boosts private companies
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Double win for Gina Rinehart and Hancock at the Mines and Money Awards
Gina Rinehart and Hancock Prospecting have been recognised this week at the 16th Annual Mines and Money Awards for Outstanding Achievement in London, winning two awards.Mrs Rinehart was awarded a special award for her outstanding contribution in the mining and resources sector. Hancock Prospecting’s Executive Chairman was recognised for not only her leadership in the development of the mining and resources sector in her adult lifetime, but also for her mentoring.
Mixed year for WA's wealth creators
SPECIAL REPORT: Asset sales and M&A action were the highlights of a busy year for WA's wealthiest. Login below or For first time subscribers, our monthly payment starts at $1 + GST for the first month. To read more, pleasebelow or Subscribe For first time subscribers, our monthly payment starts at $1 + GST for the first month.
Message from Roy Hill CEO Barry Fitzgerald
Congratulations Business News on your Silver Anniversary! Reaching this important milestone is a tribute to your deep understanding of your readers – continuing to deliver reliable, insightful and quality journalism on the things that matter most to the Perth business community. Your Western Australian heritage is reflected in the way you boldly report news and seek out emerging issues impacting local business – qualities I believe Roy Hill can also attribute to its Western Australian roots.
Roy Hill boosts Hancock profit
The production ramp-up at iron ore miner Roy Hill Holdings has helped the company lift annual profit by 69 per cent, in turn boosting the annual earnings of its major shareholder, Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting. Login below or For first time subscribers, our monthly payment starts at $1 + GST for the first month. To read more, pleasebelow or Subscribe For first time subscribers, our monthly payment starts at $1 + GST for the first month.
Hancock Prospecting posts $1.37bn profit
The money-making power of Gina Rinehart’s mining business has been abundantly demonstrated in the group’s latest financial results, with her private company Hancock Prospecting lifting annual net profit 28 per cent to $1.37 billion. Login below or For first time subscribers, our monthly payment starts at $1 + GST for the first month. To read more, pleasebelow or Subscribe For first time subscribers, our monthly payment starts at $1 + GST for the first month.
Rio JV opens Baby Hope
Rio Tinto and Hancock Prospecting have today opened a new mining pit that will help sustain production volumes at their jointly owned Hope Downs operation in the Pilbara. Login below or For first time subscribers, our monthly payment starts at $1 + GST for the first month. To read more, pleasebelow or Subscribe For first time subscribers, our monthly payment starts at $1 + GST for the first month.
Sculptures by the sea
Despite 14 years of successful displays, Perth's Sculptures by the Sea is struggling to attract the funds needed to keep the event free to the public.
Tax cuts just part of the package
It would be easy for anyone to the left of the political spectrum to dismiss mining billionaire Gina Rinehart’s view that US President Donald Trump is doing a good job. Mrs Rinehart took to the stage at a recent 500 Club event and used a big part of her 20-minute address to acclaim Mr Trump’s success after a year in office. Again, it would be easy for some to make assumptions about her choosing such a crowd, the 500 Club being a fundraising institution aligned with the Liberal Party.
Rinehart kids join billionaires' club
Gina Rinehart's four children have joined their mining mogul mum among the world's richest people, while Western Australia had nine representatives within Forbe's latest world billionaire rankings.
Lotterywest fuels arts with $777m
Lotterywest has increased funding for Fringe World Festival and Sculpture by the Sea, committing $1.87 million to the month-long arts festival and $77 million across a three-year partnership with the coastal exhibition. To read more, please Login or Register below
Foreign capital a boost for exports
Japanese trader Mitsui & Company’s stake in a range of local businesses illustrates the long-term influence of foreign investors in the growth of the state’s export industries. Mitsui’s interests include in iron ore, where it has joint ventures with both BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, in energy through the North West Shelf Venture, and a range of agribusinesses.
Sam Walsh joins WA’s 8th biggest exporter
The appointment of Sam Walsh as a director of Mitsui & Company this week has brought attention to the usually low-profile Japanese multinational, which according to BNiQ Search Engine data has been a major investor in Western Australia’s resources industry and is one of the state’s largest exporters. The most recent BNiQ analysis of the state’s biggest exporters, undertaken in October last year, puts Mitsui in eighth position, with revenue of $3.3 billion from its WA assets.
Rinehart family trust feud escalates
Billionaire Gina Rinehart's daughter Bianca has been given the go-ahead to launch further legal action regarding the family's multi-billion-dollar mining empire.
Rinehart business to become state’s largest
SPECIAL REPORT: Hancock Prospecting has invested more money and completed more acquisitions than any other private company in WA over the past three years. One company has topped the list in more than half of the 20-plus years Business News has ranked Western Australia’s largest private companies. BGC, which has operations spanning house and apartment building, mining and construction contracting, and building materials manufacture, has consistently ranked as the state’s largest private company.
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