Mining

Terry Holohan, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Resolute Mining
Mining
Dan Jervis-Bardy and Sean Smith

Shares tank while junta holds Resolute execs after tax talks

Perth-based gold miner Resolute Mining has confirmed that boss Terry Holohan and two employees were detained in Mali but maintain the allegations against them are ‘unsubstantiated’.

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Terry Holohan, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Resolute Mining.
Mining
Paul-Alian Hunt, Katarina Hoije & William Clowes

Perth-based gold mining boss detained in Mali

The CEO of a major Australian gold mining company based in Perth has been detained by the military-controlled government of Mali in West Africa.

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Mineral Resources managing director Chris Ellison will stand down in the next 12 to 18 months.
Mining
Daniel Newell and Adrian Rauso

HESTA concerned about Ellison’s long goodbye from MinRes

Superannuation giant HESTA has put Mineral Resources on a governance watch list as the miner struggles to recover from a tax scandal that has spread from managing director Chris Ellison to its board.

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Regis Resources chief executive Jim Beyer.
Mining
Simone Grogan

Regis challenges decision to block NSW gold mine

Regis Resources, the WA gold miner that had a $1 billion gold project thwarted by an Indigenous heritage protection challenge, has moved on legal action to have the decision declared invalid.

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Mineral Resources managing director Chris Ellison arrives at the company's Osborne Park headquarters.
Mining
Neale Prior

MinRes plays secret squirrels on Ellison allegations

Chris Ellison and Mineral Resources are pushing for permanent veil of secrecy over self-proclaimed whistleblower Steven Pigozzo after surprise peace deal.

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Mineral Resources managing director Chris Ellison chats with the media after his company's AGM.
Business
Daniel Newell

Proxy demands more accountability for MinRes directors

Powerful proxy adviser Glass Lewis is calling for long-time members of Mineral Resources’ board to be more accountable for founder and managing director Chris Ellison’s tax dodge scandal.

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Mineral Resources managing director Chris Ellison arrives at the company's Osborne Park headquarters.
Mining
Simone Grogan and Adrian Rauso

NZ mulls Ellison future as Kiwi diplomat amid MinRes crisis

The New Zealand government has confirmed it is reviewing damning misconduct findings about the mining billionaire.

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Chris Ellison burst onto the scene when he paid $57.5 million for a waterfront mansion in the exclusive Perth suburb of Mosman Park, eclipsing the previous Australian record by nearly $10m.
Business
Adrian Rauso

The rise and demise of Chris Ellison

It was 2009 and the Australian house price record had just been shattered. Yet, most were left wondering, how could a recently retired Federal Senator afford such an opulent palace?

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Some shareholders will still question why CEO Chris Ellison has been allowed an “orderly transition” out of the company he founded.
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Mining
Sean Smith

Why does Ellison have time to walk after this savage rebuke?

Mineral Resources’ board has gone the semi-nuclear option — and some shareholders will still question why CEO Chris Ellison should be retained after the company’s public condemnation of his behaviour.

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Mr Hutchinson joined Fortescue in July 2022 and is currently the boss of Fortescue’s green energy arm.
Mining
The Nightly

FMG energy chief exits board of religious group

Fortescue’s green energy boss Mark Hutchinson has reportedly stepped down as director of a religious organisation weeks after concerns were raised about its stance on same-sex marriage.

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The rivalry between Gina Rinehart and Andrew Forrest has been laid bare after a $1b MinRes deal this week.
Mining
Ben Harvey

BEN HARVEY: Gina’s MinRes deal a threat to her rival Twiggy

The rivalry between Gina Rinehart and Andrew Forrest has been laid bare after a $1b MinRes deal.

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Gina Rinehart.
Business
Simone Grogan

Iron ore and Rossi Boots: Hancock in $5.57b profit

Steady iron ore volumes have delivered Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting another bumper profit, as the billionaire furthers her foray into energy and makes new investments in Australian fashion.

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Mt Marion Lithium mine
Mining
Simone Grogan

FIFO workers bolt after MinRes shakes up rosters

Mineral Resources’ chief financial officer says a rollout of new FIFO swings requiring employees to choose between more time on site or leaving the business has led to high turnover. 

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Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek faces an important call on whether to approve a new mining project in Orange, NSW.
Mining
Georgina Noack

Plibersek faces new test with huge gold mine extension

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek faces an important call on whether to approve a new mining project, after the owner of Australia’s largest underground mine and gold operation applied to extend its site.

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Mining billionaire Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting has agreed to a $1bn deal for WA oil and gas exploration ground.
Mining
Adrian Rauso

Rinehart strikes $1.13b deal for MinRes’ WA energy assets

Mineral Resources’ ailing balance sheet will get a huge boost after Gina Rinehart agreed to pay potentially more than $1 billion for its WA energy interests.

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