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Leonie Baldock
Australia 54 years old
Overview
- Source of Wealth
- Mining
- Industry
- Metals & Mining
- Residence
- Perth
Biography
Leonie Baldock sold her stake in the Rhodes Ridge iron ore project to Japanese trading and investment company Mitsui In February 2025.
Her sister Alexandra Burt and aunt Angela Bennett also had stakes in the same project and are billionaires.
Her grandfather Peter Wright established a mining partnership with mining magnate Gina Rinehart's father Lang Hancock in the 1950s.
Part of her wealth comes from a stake in Wright Prospecting, a privately owned mining firm based in Perth.
The sisters are embroiled in legal battles with other family members and with mining billionaire Gina Rinehart over royalties from other mines.