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Australia’s most successful private company – which made the AFR Fast Global list with almost 18 per cent revenue growth over the past three years – has a pipeline of magnetite and other projects aimed at boosting the iron ore exports. Hancock executive director Tad Watroba says the world will need more iron ore than ever before to hit global targets in renewable energy, but government policies were a barrier to boosting production. “Iron ore is critical to the modern world, and by all assessments global demand for iron ore and steel is only going to increase in the coming decades,” he says.

“We are especially proud to lead the industry with our representation of women and our support for veterans. “Our partners and everyone who has been involved in Roy Hill can be extremely proud they have built Roy Hill from a project into one of the best mining companies in Australia,” said Rinehart. The mine is estimated to have made more than A$13-billion in net profits over the last two years, with the project already having paid off its A$10-billion debt in full.

Hancock Prospecting says it wants Rio Tinto to open new mines under a long-standing partnership as it moves to boost iron ore production, but warns the Albanese government’s policies are posing a threat to investment. The resources group, owned by billionaire businesswoman Gina Rinehart, said the government had put in place “necessary” barriers delaying the development of new projects under the Hope Downs partnership that so far involves the Hope 1, Hope 4 and Baby Hope mines in Western Australia.

“It’s a mega project which at times we thought may not happen,” said Rinehart, who is the executive chairperson of Roy Hill. “We are very fortunate our partners proceeded to invest in our project. It represented a massive vote of confidence in our hardworking, then small executive teams. Since then, it has been a remarkable ten-year journey, one that many thousands of West Australians and Australians have contributed to, and which in turn has contributed to our state and country. “We are especially proud to lead the industry with our representation of women and our support for veterans.

“It’s a mega project which at times we thought may not happen,” she said. “We are very fortunate our partners proceeded to invest in our project – It represented a massive vote of confidence in our hardworking, then small executive teams.”“We are especially proud to lead the industry with our representation of women and our support for veterans.” “Our partners and everyone who has been involved in Roy Hill can be extremely proud they have built Roy Hill from a project into one of the best mining companies in Australia.”

2023

Roy Hill and parent company Hancock Prospecting are delighted to celebrate 10 years in partnership with our financing and equity partners POSCO, Marubeni and China Steel Corporation (CSC). These major international companies placed their commitment in the Roy Hill project, record
debt financing was arranged, and spent their equity monies ahead of such debt financing, a rare entrepreneurial move for a mega project, and with significant risk.
At the time of the joint venture agreement, Roy Hill made history as one of the most significant projects for its time, winning many awards.

There has been much public and political focus centred on Australia’s east coast gas market, amid warnings of gas shortages, policy interventions and higher prices.
But it’s over on the west coast where the next gas debate may be brewing. West Australia’s gas producers, buyers and policymakers could be sleepwalking into their own domestic gas turning point. Just as the market is tightening, nearly all new gas discoveries have been bought up by three prominent Western Australian billionaires, who have their own priorities for the gas. It’s a timely reminder that investment in exploration for gas remains important both to enable the phase out of coal and support the supply of minerals needed to deliver the decarbonisation of the global economy and provide geopolitical security in supply chains.