Fortescue

Whittens Group has been awarded a contract by Fortescue to construct a new mine camp. The contract adds to Whittens' work in hand, bringing it to $152 million.

Liebherr and Fortescue have partnered to convert a Liebherr R 9400 excavator from diesel to electric at Fortescue's Christmas Creek iron ore mine in Western Australia. The repowered machine, R 9400 E, is powered by a Fortescue-designed hydrogen offboard power unit.

Liebherr-Australia commissioned an R 9400 E 400-tonne electric excavator at Fortescue's Cloudbreak iron ore mine in Western Australia in December 2023. It is the first newly built operational electric excavator in Australia, with two more units to be delivered over the next 12 months.

Dyno Nobel and Fortescue have agreed on a long-term extension of their supply agreement for explosive products and services at Fortescue's Pilbara mining operations. Dyno Nobel will invest $5 million in new technologies to support decarbonisation.

Fortescue has received the first T 264 haul truck for its Eliwana mine in the Pilbara, WA, as part of a deal for 120 zero-emission trucks to be deployed by 2030. The initial units are diesel-powered and will be converted to Fortescue's battery solution.

Fortescue is testing a 240-tonne payload battery-electric haul truck, developed with Liebherr, at its Christmas Creek iron ore mine in Western Australia. The truck uses a 1.4 MWh battery from Fortescue's WAE team and can fast-charge in 30 minutes.

Australian mining company Fortescue announced it will open its first UK factory in Banbury, Oxfordshire early next year, an EV battery facility covering over 13,500 sq m, expected to create more than 120 jobs and focused on products for the off-highway sector such as trucks and trains.

Capital secured a mining and crushing services contract for Fortescue's Ivindo project, following a three-year drilling program. Capital plans to invest approximately $15 million in additional equipment.

Fortescue took delivery of Australia's first prototype 1.4 MWh battery system for a zero-emissions mining haul truck, developed with Liebherr and WAE Technologies. The battery will be integrated into a 240-tonne truck as part of Fortescue's $6.2 billion decarbonisation strategy.

Fortescue completed the acquisition of Williams Advanced Engineering in March 2022, and the company has now rebranded as WAE Technologies. The new focus includes developing green mining trucks, both battery and hydrogen fuel cell.