Financial risk has climbed to the top of KPMG's annual survey of the factors worrying Australian mining company bosses, as inflationary pressures and financing challenges bite.
Two reports this week have highlighted concerns that commodity prices have peaked, with UBS saying iron ore is approaching an inflection point and set to fall sharply.
Hancock Prospecting has backed a $1 million personal donation to the Special Air Services Resources Fund by its executive chair Gina Rinehart with a further $500,000 contribution to the special vehicle to support Australia's elite soldiers.
