Awards & achievements
We are award winning
Our young history is already marked with outstanding achievements, reflecting Roy Hill’s status as an industry-leading, innovative and technologically advanced organisation guided by clear values. We’ve received extensive recognition of the ways in which we operate, including:
2023
2023
Western Australian of the Year – Mrs Gina Rinehart AO
2023
Australian Mine of the Year
2023
Australian Financial Review’s Business Person of the Year
2022
2022
Mine Project Success of The Year – Australian Mining Prospect Awards
2022
AIM WA Pinnacle Awards WA Business Leader of the Year 2022 – Mrs Gina Rinehart AO
2021
2021
Hard Rock Mine of the Year
2021
Australian Mine Of The Year
2021
Lifetime Achievement Award – Mrs Gina Rinehart AO
2020
2020
2020 Platts Global Metals Awards Industry Leader Raw Metals
2020
2020 Australia’s Mining Monthly Awards Community Project of Year
2020
2020 WHIMS won the Mineral Processing of the Year category – Australian Mining Prospect Awards
2020
Chief Operating Officer of the Year Award – Gerhard Veldsman
2019
2019
2019 Digger of the Year
2019
CEO Magazine inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award (GHR)
2019
CEO Magazine Resources Executive of the Year Award (GHR)
2018
2018
Mercury Award for Transport Solution of the Year: Rail
2018
Prospect Award for Community Interaction
2018
Western Australia Employer of the Year (WA Training Awards)
2017
2017
Platts Global Metals Awards Rising Star Company Award
2017
Golden Gecko Award
2017
SMART Award for Excellence in Supply Chain Management & Distribution
2017
Chairperson of the Year Award, CEO Magazine’s Executive of the Year Awards (GHR)
2016
2016
Golden Gecko Award
2016
Railway Technical Society of Australasia Railway Project Award
2016
Project Management Institute Project of the Year
2016
Association of Mining and Exploration Companies Environment Award
2016
Engineers Australia (Western Australia) Australian Engineering Excellence Award – Project Management
2016
Engineers Australia (Western Australia) Australian Engineering Excellence Award – Resource Development
2016
Engineers Australia (Western Australia) Australian Engineering Excellence – Engineering Distinction Award
2016
Australian Mining Prospect Awards Excellence in Environmental Management Award
2015
2015
IJ Global Asia Pacific Deal of the Year
2015
IJ Global Asia-Pacific Project Mining & Metals Deal of the Year
2015
Mines & Money Asian Corporate Development Award
2014
2014
Project Finance International Magazine Asia Pacific Deal of the Year
2014
FinanceAsia Magazine Project Finance Deal of the Year Award
2014
CEO Magazine Australian CFO of the Year Award (Garry Korte)
2012
2012
Diggers and Dealers Deal of the Year Award
Please click here for a full list of Awards linked to our Executive Chairman Mrs Gina Rinehart.
"Roy Hill contributes significantly in direct and indirect benefits to Western Australia through royalties, employment and taxes. Through this and the mining and related industries more broadly, many essential services are supported to help Australians keep their high standard of living - when mining does well, Australia and Australians do well.”