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Our Metals business comprises our iron ore operations in the Pilbara as well as a pipeline of exploration projects globally including Gabon in Africa, Latin America and Australia. Our three Pilbara mining hubs are connected by 760 kilometres of rail to Herb Elliott Port and the Judith Street Harbour towage infrastructure in Port Hedland. Each year we load and ship more than 970 carriers from Herb Elliott Port, significantly contributing to the port of Port Hedland’s status as the world’s largest bulk export port by tonnage.

As a major supplier of iron ore to the Chinese steel industry, we are now shipping at an annual rate of over 190 million tonnes with more than two billion tonnes of iron ore shipped since 2008. By 2030, our aim is to have our Australian iron ore operations running on green energy and achieve real zero terrestrial emissions (Scope 1 and 2). Separately, we have a net zero Scope 3 emissions target by 2040, addressing emissions across our entire value chain.

Operations highlights

> 2 bt

Iron ore shipped since 2008

3

Mining hubs

760

Km of rail

190

Autonomous trucks

8

Ore carriers

Explore Our Operational Sites

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    Australia

    Hematite and Magnetite

    Operational

    Port Hedland

    Our purpose-built rail and port facilities on Kariyarra Country deliver iron ore to customers around the globe.

  • Operational Site

    Australia

    Hematite

    Operational

    Christmas Creek

    The home of Fortescue’s Green Energy Hub in the Chichester Ranges, located on Nyiyaparli Country.

  • Operational Site

    Australia

    Hematite

    Operational

    Cloudbreak

    Fortescue’s flagship iron ore mine operating in the Chichester Ranges, located on Palyku and Nyiyaparli Country.

  • Operational Site

    Australia

    Hematite

    Operational

    Eliwana

    An iron ore mining site operating in Nanutarra, Western Australia, 140kms west of our Solomon site on Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura Country.

  • Operational Site

    Australia

    Hematite

    Operational

    Solomon

    Our flagship iron ore mine and production site, located in the Pilbara tenement area on Eastern Guruma and Yindjibarndi Country.

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    Operational Site

    Australia

    Magnetite

    Operational

    Iron Bridge

    Our magnetite mining operation, located 145km south of Port Hedland on Nyamal Land.

Pilbara Energy Connect Program

We’re building a significant renewable energy and transmission network in the Pilbara to power our iron ore operations with clean energy. The Pilbara Energy Connect (PEC) program integrates solar, battery storage and high-voltage transmission to link our mining hubs and reduce reliance on fossil fuels.

We’re investing heavily in renewable energy and storage to deliver on our Real Zero by 2030 target. By replacing diesel and gas generation and supporting the electrification of our fleet, PEC underpins our decarbonisation strategy and shows how renewable energy can power large-scale mining operations.
 

Explore our Pilbara Energy Connect Projects

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    North Star Junction

    Located 145km south of Port Hedland, the NSJ 100MW Solar Farm is part of our renewable energy ecosystem powering our Pilbara sites.

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    Cloudbreak Solar Farm

    A 190MW solar farm under construction in the Pilbara, designed to supply renewable electricity to Fortescue’s mining operations and reduce reliance on fossil fuels.

Integrated Operations Centre

Our Fortescue Hive is a purpose-built Integrated Operations Centre in Perth that includes our Mine Control and Systems, Port and Ore Processing Facility Control, Instrumentation and Process Control and Energy Operation teams.

The Hive brings together people, process and advanced technology across our value chain to remotely and safely control fixed plant and autonomous mining equipment, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, right across our Pilbara operations more than 1,500kms away.

The Hive is a key launchpad for Artificial Intelligence (AI) at Fortescue. We’re taking real steps to unlock the benefits of AI to transform and lift capability in strategically important areas. By harnessing the power of AI combined with Fortescue’s expert knowledge, we can make better, faster and clearer decisions to get more tonnes to market and increase our overall productivity.

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Exploration

We have a number of exploration projects underway in multiple jurisdictions including Africa, Latin America and Australia.

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