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Gina Rinehart Pours $100 M into US Defense, Targets Mar-a-Lago

5/18/2026

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Gina Rinehart invested $100 million in U.S. weapons makers in Q1 2026.
Hancock Prospecting bought $97 million of RTX, Northrop Grumman, L3Harris and Lockheed Martin shares on March 31 2026.
Those defense holdings and stakes in Hudbay Minerals, Newmont, Teck Resources and MP Materials now make up nearly half of Rinehart’s $3.3 billion portfolio.
Rinehart, with a $43.8 billion net worth and the largest rare-earth portfolio outside China, seeks visibility at U.S. President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort.

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Gina Rinehart invested $100 million in U.S. weapons makers in Q1 2026.
Hancock Prospecting bought $97 million of RTX, Northrop Grumman, L3Harris and Lockheed Martin shares on March 31 2026.
Those defense holdings and stakes in Hudbay Minerals, Newmont, Teck Resources and MP Materials now make up nearly half of Rinehart’s $3.3 billion portfolio.
Rinehart, with a $43.8 billion net worth and the largest rare-earth portfolio outside China, seeks visibility at U.S. President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort.