Iain BoekhoffJun 16, 2026 – 7.50amCalgary, Canada | Australia’s richest woman Gina Rinehart wants to mine coal in the Rocky Mountains and one of Canada’s most famous country music singers has built a coalition of ranchers, fishermen and environmentalists to stop the project.A unit of billionaire Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting is seeking government permission to reopen the Grassy Mountain mine in Alberta to extract coal used in steel production.BloombergSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
‘So egregious’: Gina Rinehart v the country music star
One of Canada’s most famous country music singers has thrown a spanner in Australia’s richest woman’s plans to mine coal in the Rocky Mountains.
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