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Hancock pushes SAS fund donations to $1.6m
04.06.2021
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 support Australia's elite soldiers. Announced at a private event at the Hancock head office last night the contribution is in addition to $110,000 donated by iron ore miner Roy Hill Holdings, majority owned by Hancock and also chaired by Mrs Rinehart.
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Event to celebrate Group’s support of Australia’s Soldiers
03.06.2021
In addition to Executive Chairman Mrs. Gina Rinehart’s significant personal donation, both Hancock Prospecting and Roy Hill contributed generously to the Special Air Service Resources Fund to provide financial assistance to relieve the hardship being experienced by serving and former members of the SAS and their families.
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National Mining & Related Industries Day event postponed to 2022
02.06.2021
Given COVID restrictions, National Mining & Related Industries Day which was to be held this year in the Whitsunday’s, has been postponed to November 2022.
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WA premier Mark McGowan hikes port fees on iron ore miners BHP, Fortescue, Roy Hill
01.06.2021
Mr McGowan on Monday announced that WA had delivered a $2.36 billion operating surplus for the first nine months of the current financial year, due primarily to the surge in iron ore prices. WA is the only jurisdiction in Australia running an operating surplus.
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Ore tax props up a nation
21.05.2021
WA’s booming iron ore industry contributed nearly one-fifth of total company tax paid across the whole of Australia last year - about $15 billion - keeping the nation on its feet in the face of a devastating pandemic.
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Pilbara iron ore powering Australia’s economy
20.05.2021
“I congratulate our iron ore sector for its strength, reliability and resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic, and for its continued support of Australia’s economy,” Minister Pitt said.
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New figures show mining sector powering the economy
19.05.2021
“These changes will transform the NAIF to make it a more proactive investor in projects that will generate economic activity and job creation,”
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Miners deliver record $39bn windfall to boost government bottom lines
18.05.2021
“Australia’s minerals industry paid record taxes and royalties to federal, state and territory governments in 2019-20 even as the COVID-19 pandemic started to push the economy into recession,”
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