Also known as
- FMG
About Us
A proud West Australian company, Fortescue Metals Group Ltd is a global leader in the iron ore industry, recognised for its culture, innovation and industry-leading development of world class infrastructure and mining assets in the Pilbara, Western Australia.
Since Fortescue was established by our Founder and Chairman Dr Andrew Forrest AO in 2003, we have discovered and developed major iron ore deposits, constructed some of the most globally significant mines and have grown to be one of the world’s largest producers of iron ore.
Delivering consistent operational excellence, our integrated mining, rail, shipping and marketing teams work together to export 175 to 180 million tonnes of iron ore annually (mtpa) and our commitment to technology and innovation ensures we remain one of the world’s lowest cost iron ore producers.
Fortescue’s wholly owned and fully integrated operations in the Pilbara include the Chichester and Solomon mining hubs and we are developing the Western Hub, home to the new Eliwana mine. The Iron Bridge Magnetite Project, an industry-leader in cost and energy efficiency, will be one of the highest-grade magnetite projects in the world.
Our mining hubs are connected to the five berth Herb Elliott Port and the Judith Street Harbour towage infrastructure in Port Hedland via620 kilometres (km) of the fastest, heavy haul railway in the world, with an additional 143km under development to support Eliwana.
Our supply chain extends to our innovative tug fleet and theeight purpose-built 260,000 tonne capacity Fortescue Ore Carriers, which have been designed to complement the efficiency of our port and maximise the safety and productivity of Fortescue’s operations.
The Fortescue Hive, our expanded Integrated Operations Centre, brings together our entire supply chain to deliver significant safety, productivity, efficiency and commercial benefits and will underpin our future use of technology, including artificial intelligence and robotics.
Through our world class exploration capability together with our business development and projects focus, we are driving future growth, targeting the early stage exploration of commodities that support decarbonisation and the electrification of the transport sector.
We are undertaking exploration activities in New South Wales and South Australia, as well as in Ecuador and Argentina, and preliminary exploration activities on tenements that are in application in Colombia, Peru, Portugal and Kazakhstan, prospective for copper, gold and lithium.
Our longstanding relationships with customers in China have grown from our first commercial shipment of iron ore in 2008. Today, we are a core supplier of seaborne iron ore to China and have expanded into markets including Japan and South Korea.
In 2019, we established FMG Trading Shanghai (FMG Trading),a wholly owned Chinese sales entity, to support our customers through thedirect supply of iron ore from regional Chinese ports, providing them with anoption to purchase smaller volumes in renminbi.
Fortescue was founded on the belief that our communities should benefit from our success. Today, we are a global force, committed to empowering thriving communities, as we deliver training, employment and business development opportunities for Aboriginal people.
As a large consumer of energy, we have committed to an industry-leading carbon emissions target of net zero operational emissions by2030. To achieve this, we are investing in practical initiatives such as the development of wind and solar energy, as well as gas and battery storage hybrid projects to displace our current thermal generation. We are also investigating the next phase of hydrogen and battery electric vehicle mobility.
Fortescue is a values-based business, committed to our strategic goals of ensuring balance sheet strength and flexibility, investing in the long-term sustainability of our core business while pursuing growth and development options and delivering enhanced returns to our shareholders.
What We Do
Our unique values form the basis of Fortescue's Policies, including our Code of Conduct and Integrity Policy and approach to Corporate Social Responsibility. They underpin the way we do business, drive our performance and guide us as we strive to achieve our vision.
Safety and family are at the core of our culture and values. We encourage our people to have the courage and compassion to look out for their mates and themselves and to ensure that everyone goes home from work safely.
Our culture of setting stretch targets and a 'never, ever give up' attitude empowers the Fortescue family to develop innovative ways of achieving challenging targets. We hold ourselves and each other to account to deliver these goals.
