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 despite her private mining company, Hancock Prospecting, posting its lowest profit since 2020.

Hancock Prospecting, controlled by Rinehart with her four children having a small stake via a trust, mined less iron ore, earned less revenue and made less profit than a year ago.

The company blamed softer prices and weather disruptions to production for the decline.

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

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

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

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

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