Mining billionaire Chris Ellison has delivered an expletive-riddled rant against analysts and anyone in the investment community questioning his ability to manage the Mineral Resources balance sheet.

Mr Ellison, the MinRes founder and managing director, said the balance sheet queries were “driving me insane” as he outlined plans to limit production at one of the world’s biggest lithium mines and predicted massive earnings from a $3 billion iron ore project about to come to life in Western Australia.