16 October 2025
Fortescue champions community connection across the Pilbara
Winter in the Pilbara is a season of connection, when towns across the region come alive with festivals, art, music and celebration.
Operational Site
Iron Bridge
Our magnetite mining operation, located 145km south of Port Hedland on Nyamal Land.
Operational Site Data
Location
Australia
Product
Magnetite
Capacity
5-9Mtpa
Status
Operational
Our Iron Bridge facility produces a high-grade wet concentrate product which is transported to Port Hedland through a 135-kilometre-long specialist slurry pipeline.
Operated as an unincorporated joint venture between FMG Magnetite Pty Ltd (69%) and Formosa Steel IB Pty (31%), Iron Bridge is leading the way in sustainable magnetite production.
Sights on Site
Decarbonisation at Iron Bridge
The Iron Bridge site is facilitating Fortescue’s transition towards Real Zero, becoming the first magnetite deposit to operate using renewable energy by 2030.
The North Star Junction Solar Farm
North Star Junction Solar farm supplies renewable power to the Iron Bridge grid.
Battery Electric Warehouse Fleet
65% of Iron Bridge’s warehouse operations fleet is battery electric.
Battery Tooling
Non Processing Infrastructure team exclusively uses battery tooling.
Newsroom
29 August 2025
Students get a taste of mining in Hedland
A group of ten aspiring young leaders from MADALAH recently had the opportunity to step inside the heart of Fortescue’s port and rail operations in Port Hedland.
1 July 2025
Fortescue partners with Hedland Senior High School to empower future leaders
Fortescue has pledged $600,000 over three years to support Hedland Senior High School in delivering a suite of education and engagement programs aimed at empowering local youth, strengthening regional capability and deepening First Nations engagement.
27 June 2025
Celebrating Our Newest VTEC Graduates at Solomon
On Thursday, 15 May 2025, we proudly celebrated our latest cohort of graduates from our Vocational Training and Employment Centre (VTEC) program.
3 February 2025
Transforming youth safety in the Pilbara
We are proud to announce the launch of the Hedland and Newman Safe Spaces programs, a groundbreaking initiative designed to provide essential support and safety for at-risk children and young people in communities where we work and live.
26 September 2024
Fortescue and Scania collaborate to develop autonomous mining road train
Fortescue and Scania agree to jointly develop and validate a fully integrated autonomous road train solution.
15 August 2024
Fortescue starts works on Green Metal Project
Fortescue has marked a new milestone in its mission to build a green metal supply chain with the start of works at its Green Metal Project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
12 August 2024
Fortescue’s hydrogen-powered haul truck prototype arrives in the Pilbara
Fortescue’s hydrogen-powered haul truck prototype, dubbed “Europa”, has made the 1,100-kilometre journey from Perth to the Pilbara where it will now complete site-based testing.
13 May 2024
Australian Government’s decade-long commitment to green hydrogen industry to drive massive employment boom
Australian Government’s decade-long commitment to green hydrogen industry to drive massive employment boom
21 March 2024
Fortescue’s first operational electric excavator reaches one million tonne milestone
Fortescue’s recently deployed electric excavator has reached the significant milestone of one million tonnes moved since it became operational.
Zero Emissions by 2030
Real Zero is our plan to eliminate our scope 1 and scope 2 emissions across our Australian iron ore operations, without voluntary carbon offsets. For the benefit of our planet, our shareholders, and future generations.
Global Operations
Our Metals business includes iron ore operations in the Pilbara and exploration projects across the globe, spanning sites from Australia to Latin America and Gabon.