More mining billionaires have lodged appeals in the mammoth legal fight over an iron ore empire, with the matter scheduled for a 20-day hearing in the state's highest court.
A colossal legal battle over Hancock Prospecting's mining empire continues with appeal notices officially lodged, naming Wright Prospecting, DFD Rhodes, the Rinehart children, and Rio Tinto as respondents.
A landmark decision after a 51-day trial with more than 4,000 documents only scratched the surface of the complex relationship between some of the state's mining pioneers and their heirs.
Rival heirs are entitled to Gina Rinehart-led Hancock Prospecting's iron ore royalties over some mining tenements in the Pilbara, the state's highest court ruled.
An upcoming judgment over billions of dollars of iron ore royalties and shared ownership of mining tenements is expected to be short-lived with parties almost certain to appeal.
It has been softer year for DFD Rhodes after bumper profits in recent years, with the family office reporting an $86 million profit largely on the back of iron ore royalties.
The family company established by Pilbara mining pioneer, the late Don Rhodes, has reported another bumper profit as it continues to benefit from very large iron ore royalty payments.
The WA Liberal Party has made more from donations this financial year than WA Labor, but levies and union fees have the latter's coffers well ahead in the lead up to the state election.
High profile mining players David Flanagan and Jimmy Wilson have joined a team advising Viburnum on its new private equity fund, backed to the tune of $20 million by a local family office.
More than $1 million has been donated to Western Australia's major political parties since new disclosure laws were introduced on July 1, ahead of the state election in March 2025.
New financial reports show a handful of Aboriginal groups gaining more income from mining royalties but others going backwards, while the sector as a whole remains the poor cousin.
Gina Rinehart's eldest children have shown up to observe the Supreme Court trial disputing the ownership of assets under their grandfather's mining empire.
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Lawyers have disputed Hancock Prospecting's allegation that Wright Prospecting took more than 20 years to start its legal action, during a Supreme Court trial over mining royalties.
Lawyers for descendants of mining pioneers Lang Hancock and Peter Wright have stayed busy ironing out issues related to the ongoing trial over billions of dollars in royalties.
Hancock Prospecting has made its opening submissions during a trial over billions of dollars worth of iron ore royalties, starting off by rebutting claims made by DFD Rhodes.
Bianca Rinehart backflipped on her initial resistance towards siding with her brother John Hancock to fight their mother, Gina Rinehart, the Supreme Court of WA has heard.
Their descendants are fighting in a costly legal showdown, but mining pioneers Lang Hancock, Peter Wright, and Don Rhodes were friends who trusted each other, the Supreme Court of WA has heard.
DFD Rhodes has stood firm in its claims over royalties from the Hope Downs mines during a Supreme Court trial focusing on assets disputed by descendants of Lang Hancock and Peter Wright.
The spotlight has moved to another WA mining pioneer, Don Rhodes, as DFD Rhodes makes its opening submissions during a lengthy court trial over billions of dollars in iron ore royalties.
Dozens of lawyers have filled a courtroom for the start of a legal showdown between descendants of mining pioneers Lang Hancock and Peter Wright over billions of dollars in iron ore royalties.
Descendants of two WA mining pioneers are gearing up for a legal battle more than a decade in the making over iron ore royalties believed to be worth billions of dollars.
A court has rejected Gina Rinehart and her company Hancock Prospecting's claims that giving her children access to certain documents would significantly prejudice the mining magnate.
Big business and trade union support helped fill Labor's coffers in the year to June, with the party's $12.7 million haul outstripping the combined earnings of the coalition parties.
Mining giant Rio Tinto paid more than $1 billion in royalties to four Perth families last year as a result of deals struck by their forebears in the 1960s.
