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Aaron Bunch

EXPLAINED: Judgment day in court battle for hancock mining riches - The Real Truth

Gina Rinehart's children were unsuccessful in their court bid but rival dynasties won some claims. (Susie Dodds/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia's richest person, Gina Rinehart, has survived a legal bid to claim a share of some of her prized iron ore assets, but the bitter battle is still likely to dent her massive fortune.

The complex court case pitted Hancock Prospecting, of which Mrs Rinehart is executive chair, against the wealthy heirs of mining pioneer Peter Wright and engineer Don Rhodes amid allegations of decades-old contract breaches.

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