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Gina Rinehart's iron ore company flags job losses, reportedly in the hundreds

ABC Australia · Jun 17, 2026, 1:49 AM · Also reported by 1 other source

Key takeaways

  • Hancock Iron Ore is headquartered in West Perth.
  • Gina Rinehart's Hancock Iron Ore has cut jobs a year after merging its iron ore businesses Roy Hill and Atlas Iron into a single entity.
  • The mining giant declined to comment on exactly how many jobs have been axed, but reports say it is in the hundreds.

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Hancock Iron Ore is headquartered in West Perth. (ABC News)

Gina Rinehart's Hancock Iron Ore has cut jobs a year after merging its iron ore businesses Roy Hill and Atlas Iron into a single entity.

The mining giant declined to comment on exactly how many jobs have been axed, but reports say it is in the hundreds.

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