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Australian mining heiress From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Angela Bennett (born c. 1943/1944)[1] is an Australian mining heiress and businesswoman.[2][3][4][5]
Angela Bennett | |
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Born | circa 1943 (age 80–81)[1] |
Nationality | Australian |
Occupation | Mining heiress |
Children | 7 |
Father | Peter Wright (1908–1985) |
Relatives | Michael Wright (brother, 1937–2012) |
Her father, Peter Wright, co-founded Wright Prospecting. Her brother was Michael Wright, the owner of the Voyager Estate winery in Margaret River.[6][2]
She heads Wright Prospecting.[4] In 2010, she and her brother received A$1 billion from Gina Rinehart after the latter was legally forced to give up twenty-five per cent in the Rhodes Ridges iron ore mine 60 kilometres (37 mi) west of Newman in the Pilbara.[2][3] She owns fifteen per cent of Hamersley Iron shares from the Rio Tinto Group, Gina Rinehart owning the other fifty per cent.[6] In September 2012, she sued Rinehart to recover fifty per cent of 4, 5 and 6 tenements of the Hope Downs mine, named after Gina Rinehart's mother, Hope Hancock.[4][5][7]
Bennett is married and has seven children.[5]
Her son, Todd Bennett, was appointed to the Board of Directors of Apex Mineral in 2008, but he no longer sits on it as of 2012.[8][9] He also sat on the Board of the Finance and Energy Exchange.[8]
As of May 2023[update] Bennett was the third-richest woman in Australia by net worth.[10] In 2014, the Business Review Weekly assessed Bennett's net worth at A$1.55 billion.[11] In September 2009, she sold her home in the Mosman Park neighbourhood of Perth for A$57.5 million and downsized to a A$8 million apartment in West Perth.[5][12][13] In 2010, she sold her A$20 million yacht.[5][13]
Year | Financial Review Rich List |
Forbes Australia's 50 Richest | ||
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Rank | Net worth (A$) | Rank | Net worth (US$) | |
2011[14][15] | 12 | $1.55 billion | ||
2012[16] | 9 | $2.30 billion | ||
2013[17] | 30 | $0.90 billion | ||
2014[11][18] | $1.55 billion | 25 | $1.01 billion | |
2015[19] | 31 | $0.97 billion | ||
2016[20] | 29 | $0.93 billion | ||
2017[21][22][23] | $1.76 billion | 23 | $1.70 billion | |
2018[24] | 27 | $2.17 billion | ||
2019[25][26] | 28 | $2.62 billion | 24 | $1.65 billion |
2020[27] | 21 | $3.83 billion | ||
2021[28] | 24 | $4.13 billion | ||
2022 | 24 | $5.00 billion | ||
2023[10] | 20 | $4.63 billion |
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