Australian mining magnate Gina Rinehart has topped the 2012 BRW Rich 200 and has also been revealed as the richest woman in the world with a $29.17 billion fortune.
The mining magnate who topped the BRW Rich 200 for the first time in 2011 earned a staggering $2 Million every hour last year.
BRW said Rinehart, who has topped the magazine’s Australian Rich 200 List for the second year running, had surpassed Forbes' calculation of $26 billion for reigning global queen Christy Walton, the widow of John Walton and holder of a major stake in US retail giant Wal-Mart.
Walton has held the top spot on Forbes' list for the past seven years.
The mining magnate has grown her wealth by an unparalleled $18.8 billion this year even as the acrimonious feud with her three eldest children continues to play out in court.
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