Eliwana Mine is an iron ore mining operation located in Nanutarra, Western Australia, 140 km west of our Solomon site on Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura Country. Commencing operations in 2020, Eliwana produces 30-31 million tonnes per annum of iron ore, transported 428 km by rail to Herb Elliott Port in Port Hedland, supported by a workforce of over 1,000 people. Eliwana is set to become the first of Fortescue’s mine sites to fully transition away from fossil fuels, marking a significant milestone in our decarbonisation journey. With considerable investment in renewable energy infrastructure, this site stands at the forefront of the path to ‘Real Zero’.

The Environmental Account is situated within the project approval boundary at Eliwana Mine, encompassing both impacted and non-impacted areas across a semi-arid landscape of broad plains, low hills, and ephemeral drainage systems typical of the Pilbara bioregion. Vegetation within the account includes a mosaic of spinifex grasslands, Acacia shrublands, and open Eucalyptus woodlands, providing habitat for a range of native flora and fauna adapted to arid and variable climatic conditions. As a pilot application within Fortescue-managed tenements, this project-scale Environmental Account focuses on the conservation and management of relatively undisturbed areas adjacent to mining operations.