A multi-billion dollar legal stoush between Australia's richest person and two rival mining dynasties over iron ore riches has inched closer to conclusion, with Gina Rinehart's reclusive children making a rare appearance at the court.
The complex battle that started in July pits Ms Rinehart's company Hancock Prospecting against the heirs of mining pioneer Peter Wright and engineer Don Rhodes over the massive Hope Downs mining complex amid allegations of decades-old contract breaches.
