Meet world’s richest woman, Gina Rinehart
According to Business Review weekly, Australia‘s richest person, Gina Rinehart is currently the world’s richest / wealthiest woman.
A
preview of the respected BRW Rich 200 list, published Wednesday, put
the mining tycoon’s personal fortune at Aus$29.17 billion (US$28.48
billion), a figure that sees her outstrip Walton for the first time.-
AFP
In March, Forbes placed Walton and her family’s net worth at US$25.3 billion, while Rinehart’s fortune stood at US$18 billion.
BRW
rich list editor Andrew Heathcote said mining magnate Rinehart had
almost tripled her wealth in 12 months as commodity prices rose and she
pulled off two deals in iron ore and coal.
“The
Aus$18.87 billion increase in her wealth is unparalleled. It is a
product of foreign investment in new projects, increased production and a
recovery in the iron ore price over the past six months,” said
Heathcote.
Rinehart, 58, heiress to an iron ore
prospecting empire built in Australia’s resources-rich west, is a
controversial figure who stridently campaigned against new mining taxes
and recently bought up big in the media sector.
She
is also locked in a series of lawsuits, including an acrimonious row
with her own children over a family trust where she has been accused of
threatening to financially ruin them.
Heathcote said
Rinehart was on track to overtake Mexican telecommunications tycoon
Carlos Slim — worth US$69 billion — as the world’s richest person as
demand ramps up for Australia’s natural resources.
“A $100 billion fortune is not out of the question for Rinehart if the resources boom continues unabated,” said Heathcote.
“There
is a real possibility that Rinehart will become not just the richest
woman in the world but the richest person in the world.”
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