Australian billionaire Gina Rinehart's rare earths bet wins a bigger US supply deal
Billionaires Africa | 15.10.2026 14:29
Arafura Rare Earths, the Australian miner whose largest shareholder is billionaire Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting, has signed a binding agreement to sell rare earths to the United States in volumes 70% larger than first planned, a deal that strengthens one of Rinehart's biggest bets outside iron ore.
