Gina Rinehart

Georgina Hope Rinehart AO (née Hancock, born 9 February 1954) is an Australian billionaire mining magnate and heiress. Rinehart is the executive chairwoman of Hancock Prospecting, a privately owned mineral exploration and extraction company founded by her father, Lang Hancock.

Quotes

• People seem to think that you just turn up and open the mine and revenue flows, but it’s not like that. You have to invest billions before the first dollar even flows.
• Country people tend to be proud of their forebears, too. It’s the same for me. I am very proud of my forebears.
• Small business have more to fear from government than big business.
  • Caroline Overington, "What it's like to interview Australia's richest woman", Now to Love (6 July 2015)