News Articles for Fortescue

Fortescue Zero chief executive Ellie Coates has stepped down from her role leading the miner's green technology development division from the United Kingdom due to family reasons.

A dispute over confidential information between Fortescue and Element Zero continues to drag with a scheduled hearing date under “enormous threat” for delay.

The rich will try to spread their wealth but sometimes – be it luck or good management – their pile is reliant on a single investment.

Four eminent Western Australian businessmen will step into the ring again to convince the federal government the 75-cent floor on the state's GST share should remain in place.

The fast-growing sector expanded by 27 per cent last year, underpinned by contracts with big mining companies, research by Business News has found.

Consultation has opened on a $700 million deal between Australia and Germany to buy local hydrogen and sell it into Europe, in a bid to boost the fledgling energy industry from 2026.

Fenix has secured the full mining rights over the Weld Range project from China's Sinosteel Midwest Corporation under a $60 million deal, bolstering its resource base in the Mid West.

A Pilbara pastoralist is having to drill deeper to find water on his station which the state government draws from to supply Port Hedland.

Andrew Forrest's Fortescue maintains hydrogen is critical to its future after recording major impairments on its scrapped green energy projects, as it full-year profit drops by 41 per cent.

OPINION: Recent decisions by some big names in resources seem to have confirmed that hydrogen is not yet a commercially viable energy source.

The scrapping of four major hydrogen projects with links to WA late last month sent shockwaves through a flailing sector, but work is ongoing.

Fortescue has secured a Chinese-backed loan, worth $US2 billion ($3.1bn), to boost its decarbonisation pursuits after walking away from two green hydrogen projects.

Nuclear advocate Aidan Morrison has fired a shot at Andrew Forrest on the first morning of the Diggers & Dealers Mining forum, accusing the billionaire of “virtue signaling”.

Defence and gold drove the growth in value of Western Australia's listed companies last financial year, fueled geopolitical uncertainty and economic instability.

Magmatic Resources and Fortescue have agreed to a $3.5 million exploration budget at their Myall joint venture, with drills set to turn on the Calais prospect.

Andrew Forrest's Fortescue is walking from its two most advanced green hydrogen projects at a cost of $227 million in write-downs while reporting bumper iron ore results.

The Prime Minister and Australia's top miners joined Chinese steel giants in Shanghai to defend iron ore trade and drive steel decarbonisation.

Andrew Forrest has stressed the importance of the Sino-Australian economic relationship, ahead of a Prime Ministerial visit to the nation's largest trading partner in the coming days.

New financial reports have shone a spotlight on the pressure facing WA's major performing arts companies, especially WA Ballet and WASO.

Fortescue has confirmed the departure of its head of decarbonisation, marking another high-profile exit at the mining giant.

A British-owned explorer hopes to add some extra icing to its Pilbara iron ore project as it tries to woo one of its giant neighbours to unlock the deposit.

New Mineral Resources chair Malcolm Bundey has taken the wheel of his new, high-profile role, while fellow iron ore miner Fortescue has welcomed a familiar face to its board.

2024 was a difficult year for most major mining companies – except those focused on gold.

Premier Roger Cook and Treasurer Rita Saffioti have been named the state's most powerful people, edging out mining magnates Gina Rinehart and Andrew Forrest in the 2025 Power 500.

Fortescue has won the race to be the first iron ore miner to bring a battery-electric train to the Pilbara.

WA Labor's third successive election victory has resulted in a significant financial windfall, with almost $800,000 worth of donations, levies and fees flowing into its coffers since March 8.

The state's ability to decarbonise hinges on the development of power transmission networks.

A report quantifying the potential scale of a green steel industry in Australia shows a pathway for the iron ore industry to develop.

Emeco has signed a service contract with China's largest construction machinery manufacturer to support its Australian zero emissions mining fleet.

OPINION: Former premier Brian Burke warns that iron ore developments abroad could have meaningful implications for the state economy.

The Environmental Protection Authority has opted not to assess a proposal by Andrew Forrest's Fortescue to build what would be the state's largest solar farm in the Pilbara.

Fortescue has announced that mining boss Dino Otranto will take on a broader leadership role after the departure of green energy CEO Mark Hutchinson and COO Shelley Robertson.

Fortescue expects production from its Iron Bridge magnetite mine to hit nameplate capacity in the 2028 financial year, as it gradually ramps up off the back of a series of setbacks.

Premier Roger Cook and Rio Tinto's Simon Trott have each weighed in after Fortescue founder Andrew Forrest warned China would look away from the Pilbara in pursuit of greener iron.

Curtin University researchers have found a new way to upgrade iron ore for green steel production – all while using desalination waste.

Energy Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson has called on WA's fledgling hydrogen sector to disregard a drop-off in sentiment and push ahead with project development.

Fortescue hopes to build as many as 200 wind turbines across almost 100,000 hectares in the East Pilbara to supply electricity to its mines in the region.

The well produced some of the highest hydrogen concentrations recorded in a white hydrogen project globally.

Andrew Forrest's Fortescue says it's weighing up the timelines of its green energy project pipeline amid global market conditions and uncertain policy settings.

A new machine funded by Lotterywest is streamlining set design construction, resulting in lower costs and improved efficiencies for the wider arts sector.