Australian mining magnate Gina Rinehart has signalled her intentions to gain exposure to the fast growing electric vehicle (EV) battery supply chain by helping to finance a green lithium project in Germany. Rinehart’s privately-held mining house Hancock Prospecting will become a cornerstone investor in Vulcan...
Gina Rinehart’s Redstone Corporation has reportedly purchased a significant stake in junior miner Atlas Iron, following in the footsteps of Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue Metals Group (FMG), which made a similar move last week. Redstone, a subsidiary of Rinehart's unlisted firm Hancock Prospecting, has taken a stake...
Two of Australia’s largest miners, BHP Billiton and Hancock Prospecting have held talks over potentially initiating mining and exploration projects in Ecuador, according to the nation’s government. Ecuador’s Mining Minister Javier Cordova Unda said both firms have had discussions with national officials on the prospects of...