Gina Rinehart pockets $1.4b payout despite Hancock profit slide

Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting Profit Slides

Billionaire businesswoman Gina Rinehart has received a $1.4b payout from her private mining company, Hancock Prospecting, despite the company's profit sliding to its lowest since 2020.

Hancock Prospecting, controlled by Rinehart and her four children via a trust, mined less iron ore and earned less revenue due to softer prices and weather disruptions to production.

A dispute about the trust has frozen $6.4b of dividends.

A dispute about the trust has frozen $6.4b of dividends.

Rinehart pocketed half the dividend she received last year from her flagship iron ore operations.

Author's summary: Gina Rinehart receives $1.4b payout amidst profit slide.

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Australian Financial Review Australian Financial Review — 2025-10-31

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