, which said, “Nathan Tinkler’s former right-hand man Scott Winter is spearheading a potential bid for parts of Rio Tinto’s Australian coal portfolio”.
Tinkler Group alleges Mr Winter disclosed information to Mach Energy which he obtained from his employment at Tinkler Group for a bid that was accepted in late January 2016.Tinkler Group is seeking a court declaration that Mach Energy holds Mount Pleasant and any profits obtained now or in the future on trust for Tinkler Group.The claim is the latest example of Mr Tinkler and his former business partner Kin Chan being on opposite sides of a dispute, given Mr Chan is a director of Mach Energy.
Mach Energy sold its first coal from Mount Pleasant to domestic coal-fired power stations in 2019 and began exporting high-quality, high-energy thermal coals to Japan and South Korea in 2020.