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afr. com > companies > manufacturing > former-bhp-cfo-raises-millions-for-metals-recycling-plant-20260416-p5zokp

Former BHP CFO raises millions for metals recycling plant

17+ hour, 20+ min ago  (76+ words) AFR The metal recycling start-up led by former BHP chief financial officer Peter Beaven has selected the NSW Hunter Valley as the site for its first commercial plant after raising $12 million from investors. The federal government's Clean Energy Finance Corporation…...

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afr. com > companies > mining > the-sins-of-the-father-gina-rinehart-s-bitter-victory-20260417-p5zoow

The sins of the father: Gina Rinehart's bitter victory

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (157+ words) The legal war between the billionaire and her children mirrors the secrecy and power struggles she once faced with the late Lang Hancock. Gina Rinehart with her father, Lang Hancock, in 1992. A court decision this week unearthed sordid details of…...

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afr. com > street-talk > yancoal-to-acquire-pe-owned-kestrel-coal-mine-in-1-8b-deal-20260414-p5znvm

Yancoal to acquire PE-owned Kestrel coal mine in $2. 5b-plus deal

6+ day, 10+ hour ago  (138+ words) It will pay $US1. 8 billion ($2. 5 billion) plus an additional payment contingent on performance to buy 80 per cent of the Kestrel coal mine. All that running around M&A deals has finally come to something for Yancoal Australia, capitalised at $9. 6 billion on…...

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afr. com > companies > mining > a-difficult-pill-rinehart-son-wants-end-to-family-feud-20260415-p5zo71

A difficult pill: Rinehart son wants end to family feud

4+ day, 23+ hour ago  (94+ words) AFR John Hancock says his claim to a bigger share of his mother Gina Rineharts mining empire remains alive but insists he wants to rebuild a relationship with his entire family after years of bitter dispute. Wednesdays landmark Supreme Court…...

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afr. com > policy > energy-and-climate > mining-companies-gorge-on-carbon-credits-under-labor-climate-scheme-20260415-p5zo2m

Mining companies gorge on carbon credits under Labor climate scheme

4+ day, 23+ hour ago  (99+ words) AFR Australia's 200 biggest coal, gas and manufacturing facilities bought a record amount of carbon credits last year as Labor's flagship policy to meet its 2030 climate target pushed the heavy industrial sector to slash its combined annual emissions by more than…...

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afr. com > companies > mining > rinehart-to-pay-royalty-bonanza-to-rival-in-battle-of-mining-dynasties-20260415-p5znzs

Rinehart and Rio Tinto to pay, but mining saga cost yet to be revealed

5+ day, 3+ hour ago  (14+ words) AFR...

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afr. com > companies > mining > chinese-iron-ore-truce-reports-bolster-bhp-20260414-p5znus

Chinese iron ore truce reports bolster BHP

6+ day, 18+ min ago  (175+ words) Brandon Craig's first trip to China since being announced as the mining giant's next chief executive coincided with reports of a thaw in a long-running dispute. Several Chinese steel mills have reportedly relaxed an unofficial ban on some of BHP's…...

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afr. com > markets > commodities > trump-seeks-equity-stakes-in-critical-mineral-producers-20250930-p5myzw

Trump seeks equity stakes in critical mineral producers

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (101+ words) The Trump administration is looking for ways to take equity-like holdings in miners that produce critical minerals deemed essential to national security. The Trump administration is looking at adopting a tool more familiar to Wall Street than Washington, as it…...

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afr. com > policy > energy-and-climate > pause-emissions-plans-to-focus-on-fuel-crisis-miners-20260408-p5zm4a

Pause emissions plans to focus on fuel crisis: miners

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (169+ words) AFR Mining companies are urging the Albanese government to temporarily pause plans to review its flagship industrial emissions reduction policy and to prioritise energy and fuel security over climate targets, as the industry manages disruptions from the Iran war. The…...

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afr. com > companies > mining > iron-ore-heirs-brace-for-landmark-ruling-in-claim-to-hancock-fortune-20260313-p5oa7s

Iron ore heirs brace for landmark ruling in claim to Hancock fortune

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (148+ words) After 18 years a judgment is imminent in the court row that has pitted Gina Rinehart against the descendants of her father's business partner. When iron ore pioneers Lang Hancock and Peter Wright moved to carve up their vast mining assets…...