Pilbara iron ore miner Fortescue will plead guilty to two counts of breaching WA’s Aboriginal Heritage Act when it cleared land in February 2021,a lawyer for the Andrew Forrest-chaired company told Perth Magistrates Court on Friday.
Mining magnate Andrew Forrest is dreaming about green energy,not red rocks,and for now,Fortescue shareholders are along for the ride.
Iron ore miner Fortescue,which has rejected federal laws to protect Indigenous sacred sites,is yet to receive a compensation claim from the Yindjibarndi people it lost a historic court case to.
Psychometric testing of new employees,alcohol limits,better security at camp laundries and a culture that supports incidents reports were among the measures proposed by Rio Tinto and Fortescue to free their female FIFO workers from sexual harassment.
Pilbara Minerals managing director and chief executive Ken Brinsden says ‘dinosaurs’ in the industry need to be rehabbed and not just sent down the road to other companies.
Mining giant Fortescue believes China’s aggressive infrastructure spending could continue supporting sky-high prices for Australian iron ore exports.
Australia may set an ambitious emissions reduction target by year’s end,but major Australian industries are already moving ahead with their own targets.
Conservation Council of WA Director Piers Verstegen was confident the new portfolio signalled the government was ready to embrace climate change action.
Twiggy Forrest’s Fortescue is facing an investigation after clearing land on an Aboriginal heritage site without traditional owners present.
China’s building boom has provided a gift for Australia’s mining giants who were steeling themselves for huge disruption due to the coronavirus pandemic.
FMG chief executive Elizabeth Gaines is optimistic a new US president and new Australian trade minister will help thaw frosty relations between Australia and China.