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Meet the Finlaysons: Rio’s lithium star and her gold guru brother

Meet the Finlaysons: Rio’s lithium star and her gold guru brother

Marnie Finlayson is Rio’s battery minerals boss – her brother Raleigh runs Genesis. They are children of WA’s Goldfields, where lithium mines dot gold and nickel operations.

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Marnie Finlayson is the battery minerals boss leading Rio Tinto into the decarbonisation era. Raleigh Finlayson is a precious metal stayer chasing more success in gold, where his sights are set on a 126-year-old mine.

The sister and brother grew up tormenting one another on a dusty sheep station in Western Australia. They embody the old-meets-new reshaping of WA’s resources industry in their vast childhood backyard, the Goldfields.

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Brad Thompson
Brad ThompsonReporterBrad Thompson writes across business and politics from Western Australia for The Australian Financial Review. Brad is based in our Perth bureau. Connect with Brad on Twitter. Email Brad at brad.thompson@afr.com

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