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Fortescue chief executive Elizabeth Gaines announced in December 2021.

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Fortescue will replace almost half its haul trucks with emissions-free units from Liebherr, starting in 2025.

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Fortescue hits record shipments but COVID blows costs out

Fortescue achieved record iron ore shipments but suffered a $421 million cost bump at its Ironbridge magnetite project with more inflation expected in the booming WA resource sector.

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Fortescue founder Andrew Forrest and CEO Elizabeth Gaines.

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