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Pump and dumper behind NSW mining application wave

Max Mason

Australia’s first convicted pump and dumper is behind two companies trying to secure mining exploration licences on NSW’s north coast, raising alarm for residents concerned about his involvement in potentially disruptive projects in the region.

Gabriel Govinda, also known as Gabriel Hewitt and Gabriel Govinda Hewitt, is the ultimate shareholder of Pinpoint Prospecting and Historic Gold Mines via a series of companies.

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