MINING Western Australia
“Fortescue Metals Group Ltd is an Australian iron ore company. Fortescue is the fourth largest Iron ore producer in the world as of March 2011. The company has holdings of more than 87, 000 km in the Pilbara region of Western Australia making it the largest tenement holder in the state, larger than both BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto. 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 is currently in developmental stage.”
pp. 125 Includes: illustrations, maps. Illustrations (many in colour). #190823 (Light rubbings to cover edges.)