Fortescue (company)
iron ore mining company in Western Australia
Fortescue is a global metal mining and energy company headquartered in Australia. The company focused on iron ore mining under the name of Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) until July 2023, when it merged with Fortescue Energy. As of 2026, Fortescue was the fourth-largest iron ore producer in the world. The company has holdings of more than 87,000 km2 (34,000 square miles) in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, making it the largest tenement holder in the state, larger than both BHP and Rio Tinto.
Governance
As of May 2022, Andrew Forrest was executive chairman and owns a third of the company. Dino Otranto is the CEO of Fortescue's Metals division (Aug 2023–), and Agustín Pichot is the CEO of the Global Growth & Energy division.
Former chief executive Elizabeth Gaines became global brand ambassador in 2022.
Mining projects
The group has two main areas of operation located within the Pilbara region of Western Australia, the Chichester Hub and Solomon Hub. Plans to develop a third, Western Hub were as of 2017 in developmental stage. In 2017 Fortescue started exploration of possible mining tenements in South America and other parts of Australia.
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