Copyright Hancock Prospecting 2020. Their separation – formalised in 1944 – was amicable. Hancock Prospecting; Meet Our Team; Projects. S143/2018 & S144/2018 . During the six years his brothers were managing Ashburton, George was offered the job of Manager at Mulga Downs. Mulga Downs, Wittenoom, is an iconic property for the Hancock family, as it was where Ms Rinehart's father Langley Hancock grew up and first started out running pastoral properties at age 26, back when it was a sheep and wool producing property. WA , 6005 HPPL HOUSE 28-42 VENTNOR AVE

Also in 1935, Hancock took over the management of Mulga Downs station from his father. Founded by Lang Hancock in 1952 a progression of 10 iron ore mines have been developed from original Hancock discoveries, the first being Tom Price in 1966. He was hence credited with pioneering the iron ore industry in the Pilbara, and became known as the flying prospector, being the first in West Australia to use light fixed wing aircraft to explore successfully for minerals. HPPL now has ownership interests in multiple premium cattle stations in the north west of Australia including Mulga Downs, Fossil Downs, Liveringa, Riveren, Nerrima, Inverway, Aroona and Willeroo.HPPL’s majority joint venture purchase of S. Kidman & Co in December 2016 marked a historic occasion for the company. He partnered with his old schoolmate E. A. Boilermakers required for various roles for fixed plant and mobile equipment shutdownsBis Industries requires an Operator Maintainer to join our operations at Karara, this is offered FIFO on 2:1 roster from Perth, come join the team!Bis Industries is seeking MC Drivers commencing at Gunnedah on a Monday to Friday roster and every other Saturday as required.Seeking expressions of interest from experienced MC Drivers, in consideration for multiple opportunities across our operations in the Goldfields.Shell Australia's Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility has arrived in Australian waters this week after its 5,800km journey from the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in Geoje, ....Siemens has invested $5 million into the Rockhampton Service Centre, which unveiled this week, Australia’s largest and most advanced gearbox load test rig for mining, wind power and other core ....Palaeontologists and volunteers will work over the next month excavating and studying 30,000-year-old dinosaur bones at the South Walker Creek mine in Central Queensland.
First production from Hope North began in late 2007, followed by the creation of Hope South a year later, both at Hope Downs 1, and eventually, several years later, commencing the Hope 4 mine.Roy Hill is Hancock Prospecting’s majority owned US$10 billion mega iron ore operation, which has successfully ramped up production to become Australia’s single largest iron ore mine producing 55 million tonnes of ore per annum.The Roy Hill story is an incredible one, dating back many years. The Mulga Downs iron ore deposit is located on the Mulga Downs property, 167 kilometres south west of Marble Bar and 96 kilometres north east of Tom Price in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.The Mulga Downs property consists of 384,451 hectares that cover the Chichester Range and parts of the Fortescue River floodplain. " The Hope Downs developments were particularly significant in that, for the first time, Hancock Prospecting, retained a significant shareholding in some of its own world class iron ore discoveries.Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd (HPPL) is an Australian company that is operating in the Pilbara and the iron ore sector.Founded by Lang Hancock in 1952 a progression of 10 iron ore mines have been developed from original Hancock discoveries, the first being Tom Price in 1966.The company is now led by Hope Downs was named after Rinehart’s mother, Hope, and was developed by a series of significant discovery by Rinehart’s father, Lang Hancock, who uncovered major iron … The ore mined at Mulga Downs was to be trucked along the Great Northern Highway to the Roy Hill mine where it would then be taken by rail to Port Hedland for exporting to Asian countries, particularly China.The Mulga Downs iron ore project would become the only iron ore mine in Australia that would be fully owned and operated by Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd, as its major iron ore mine, at Roy Hill, is a Joint Venture operation that has a 30 percent shareholding in the control of a consortium of Asian trading houses and steel makers, and the company's Hope Downs mine, although being 50 percent owned by Hancock Prospecting, is operated by Rio Tinto.The Mulga Downs mine, that was planned to have a life of mine of five years, was to start production in 2015, but continuing low iron ore prices and internal family challenges have resulted in the plans being delayed until more favourable circumstances prevail.Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd has been associated with the Pilbara region of Western Australia since its inception in November, 1955. Prospecting legend Lang Hancock was 26 when he took over management of Mulga Downs, after his father, George, retired. Sirius is a UK based listed natural fertiliser company which owns the world’s largest polyhalite resource and is developing a new and natural product which is relevant to the group’s focus on agriculture.Executive Chairman since 1992, Gina Rinehart has overseen the HPPL Group successfully develop Hope Downs and Roy Hill and diversify into beef and dairy, while continuing exploration for other minerals also. Also in 1935, Hancock took over the management of Mulga Downs station from his father. All Rights Reserved. The mine that was planned would require the construction of a 2.5 kilometre long pit that would produce up to five million tonnes of Direct Shipping Iron Ore a year. "He'd say, 'Mr Evans, I don't know why Rose wants this house, I'd be happy sleeping in a transportable.'
In July 2005, after HPPL had undertaken bankable feasibility studies for two projects at Hope Downs 1 and pre-feasibility studies for Hope Downs 4, in addition to other exploration and studies, HPPL entered the Hope Downs Joint Venture with Rio Tinto, a 50/50 joint venture. The Roy Hill story is an incredible one, dating back many years. Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd (HPPL) is an Australian company that is operating in the Pilbara and the iron ore sector. The mining operation was to take place above the water table therefore it would not require any dewatering processing. The Cloudbreak iron ore mine that is operated by Fortescue Metals Group is located within the Mulga Downs property boundary.In 2013, Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd, sought approval from the Western Australian Government's Department of the Environment, to construct an iron ore open cut mine at Murray Hill, near the northern boundary of the property, approximately 50 kilometres north of Wittenoom and 3.5 kilometres from the property homestead. The Hope Downs mine has commenced, (November 2007) with 50 percent partners Rio Tinto Iron Ore (RTIO). In 1935 he married 21-year-old Susette Maley, described by his biographer Debi Marshall as "an attractive blonde with laughing eyes".