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Hancock Iron Ore has produced first ore at its McPhee Creek mine in Western Australia, reaching the milestone after 19 months of construction and marking the transition from construction to production.

As WA Mining prepares to spotlight the next wave of mining innovation, Hancock Iron Ore is already embedding AI into everyday operations.

Hancock Iron Ore has produced first ore from its McPhee mine in the Pilbara after years of regulatory delays.

Gina Rinehart, Australia’s richest person, is putting $50 million into Lumitron Technologies, a firm based in California, to bring to market a high-resolution imaging system that can be used for both mineral processing and detecting cancer. The funding, announced on June 25, 2026, aims to commercialize Lumitron’s HyperView very high-energy electron beam technology, which the company says offers up to 1,000 times the resolution of traditional X-ray systems.

Hancock Prospecting has provided an initial US$50 million investment into Lumitron, with the right to increase its investment to US$100 million during the 2026 calendar year.

Technology with the potential to improve ore processing has attracted fresh backing from Hancock Prospecting executive chair Gina Rinehart, continuing the mining billionaire’s recent run of investments.

Generously founded by Mrs Gina Rinehart AO through the Rinehart Medical Foundation & Hancock Iron Ore.

Hancock Prospecting has unveiled its newly refurbished accommodation to house homeless veterans and war heroes — with the residential complex named in honour of Ben Roberts-Smith.

Gina Rinehart has bought and renamed two Perth beachside apartment blocks after accused war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith, converting the multimillion-dollar properties into housing for homeless veterans.

Australia’s richest person, Gina Rinehart, has refurbished beach houses in Perth to help homeless veterans, naming the complex after Victoria Cross recipient and alleged war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith.

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Gina Rinehart has renewed calls for the Albanese government to do more for homeless veterans as the first residents move into a refurbished Scarborough housing complex funded through her $200 million veterans accommodation program.