The Visionary
The future, and what is barely possible, reads round the next corner.
Andrew Forrest is The Visionary in its purest form, moved by conviction rather than consensus. He founded Fortescue Metals Group against near-universal scepticism, fighting legal and financial battles to prove the Pilbara could sustain a third iron ore major, and won on belief alone.
“That is happening. We're already starting to save operating cost, and that's a massive competitive advantage. We consider where the most efficient mining company on Earth because we have the last cost already per tonne. But when we go fully green, our cost will go completely out of reach of any competition until they turn green.”
“No, we have, I mean, look, no other miner followed me into Ionor. No other miner said you can break the cartel between BHP and Rio and Vale. They're the biggest mining companies in the world. They'll crush you like an ant. So I accept no other mining companies following us now either.”
“Because of that, because you know, I grew up I actually grew up in the middle of Australia, right? So I've mentioned that huge ship and cattle, they'd call it a ranch or farm over here, but it was massive. And whenever I could get to the ocean, which was a long way away, I used to just love it.”
“Because it's the most important part of the planet by a mile. It's in this very thin veneer of atmosphere we have above terrestrial Earth above land. That's one or two percent of the world's livable space. The other 98 plus percent is all ocean from top to bottom it's full of life.”
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