Pilbara icon Lang Hancock exaggerated his role in the development of the West Australian mining industry and minimised the contribution of his associates, a court has been told.
The claim was made by a lawyer representing the descendants of Don Rhodes, a little-known business associate of Mr Hancock in the early days of the state’s iron ore industry. The company he founded, DFD Rhodes, is seeking a 1.25 per cent stake in the billions of dollars in mining royalties that have flowed from Hancock Prospecting mines in the Hamersley Range.
