Iron ore prices have reached a five-year high, breaking through the $US110 mark as the industry continues to respond to supply disruptions from Brazil.
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Fortescue revs up Cloudbreak autonomous truck program
Fortescue Metals Group’s ambition for a fully autonomous fleet of haul trucks is a step closer after the first Cat 789D trucks fitted with the technology started operating at Cloudbreak.
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Rio Tinto declares force majeure due to cyclone damage
Rio Tinto has announced disruptions to certain iron ore shipments from Western Australia following the impact of Cyclone Veronica.
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Fortescue prices climb as West Pilbara Fines delight China
Fortescue Metals Group is making a strong first impression with its higher grade product in China as prices for iron ore have increased for the miner.
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Fortescue safe from bushfire burning in Pilbara
Fortescue Metal Group's Solomon Hub iron ore operation in the Pilbara has been affected by a large bushfire over the past week.
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Fortescue ships maiden cargo of West Pilbara Fines
Fortescue Metals Group’s first shipment of the higher-grade West Pilbara Fines iron ore has left Western Australia for China.
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Fortescue keeps focus on core iron ore business
Fortescue Metals Group, in celebrating its achievements in the past 2018 financial year, has reinforced its focus on building sustainable mines of the future.
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Roy Hill bolsters iron ore trade ties with China
Roy Hill has signed two memoranda of understanding with Chinese companies during the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai.
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Fortescue awards automation contract to Thiess
Thiess will install autonomous haulage technology at Fortescue Metals Group’s Christmas Creek iron ore operation in the Pilbara, Western Australia.
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Fortescue signs eight agreements with Chinese steel mills
Fortescue has secured eight memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with major Chinese steel mills during the inaugural China International Import Expo (CIIE).
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Fortescue readies high-grade product as shipping falls
Fortescue has posted a rise in production of 14 per cent year on year in what chief executive officer Elizabeth Gaines called "a strong start" to the company's 2019 first quarter.
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Fortescue to join 3D printing program with Aurora Labs
Technology company Aurora Labs has signed a non-binding preliminary agreement with Fortescue Metals Group to work on 3D printing technology for mining.
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Andrew Forrest’s lifetime of achievement
For the past 15 years the success of Fortescue Metals Group and growth of the Pilbara iron ore industry has been guided by one man – Andrew Forrest, winner of the Prospect Awards Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Winners of the 2018 Prospect Awards: Kirkland Lake scoops top honour
Kirkland Lake Gold’s Fosterville gold mine in Victoria has won the 2018 Australian Mining Prospect Awards Mine of the Year.
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Civmec secures Roy Hill, Rio Tinto contracts
Civmec’s focus on strengthening its maintenance service offering has paid off with the award of contracts from a number of leading Australian mining companies.
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Hancock Prospecting heightens offer price to Atlas Iron
Hancock Prospecting has increased its offer price to Atlas Iron, from 4.2 cents to 4.45 cents per Atlas share, in an attempt to secure at least 87 per cent voting power in the junior miner.
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BCI Minerals plans sale of Pilbara iron ore assets
Pilbara-focused junior BCI Minerals has launched a divestment process for its portfolio of iron ore assets projects in the Western Australian region.
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Chinese demand for high-grade iron ore hits Fortescue
Fortescue Metals Group’s financial performance has slumped as China has focused on using high-grade iron ore at its steel mills.
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Diggers & Dealers: Fortescue ramps up relocatable conveyor operation
Fortescue Metals Group expects the relocatable conveyor system it has operating in the Pilbara will replace a dozen trucks once it is fully operational.
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Fortescue’s iron ore shipments hit new record
Fortescue Metals Group has set a new record for iron ore shipments of 46.5 million tonnes (Mt) in the June quarter, a 20 per cent increase that brought it to its full-year shipment target of 170Mt.
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