Mining that respects native title rights and the cultural and spiritual history of the land.
Ethical Mining
FNMA was born from a desire to set things right
Working to empower the economic future of the Pilbara region
Driving Innovation For The Yindjibarndi People
The Team Behind First Nations Mining
As a majority owned First Nations company, FNMA draws from the unique cultural and commercial backgrounds of its executive team and advisors to administer mining projects that advocate first and foremost for the traditional land owners.
Michael Woodley
Joshua Simm
Adrian Campbell
Marnus Bothma
Michael Boorne
Kate George
SUSTAINABILITY & RESPECT
Respecting thousands of cultural sites that make up the region's First Nation's heritage.
Building The Future and Restoring The Past Alongside the Traditional Owners of the Land
our history
FNMA was born from a desire to set things right
The Federal Court recognizes an exclusive native title claim in Pilbara, allowing the Yindjibarndi People to possibly seek compensation from Fortescue Metals Group.
The ruling in the landmark claim grants exclusive native title to the Yindjibarndi people over an area of land that also includes the Solomon Hub mine.
Full Court of the Federal Court dismisses an appeal by Fortescue Metals Group over the recognition of the Yindjibarndi People's exclusive native title to the Solomon Hub mines.
The Full Court concluded that, amongst other arguments, that the evidence of spiritual, cultural and social context may be relevant in evaluating the nature and significance of the activities undertaken on country.
High Court dismisses Fortescue Metals Group's special leave application in Yindjibarndi proceedings reaffirming exclusive native title over Solomon Hub.
Both the Yindjibarndi and the State of Western Australia opposed the special leave application, with the Full Court of the Federal Court decision based around the application of settled principle.
Negotations of Indigenous Land Use Agreement fail, with Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation chief executive Michael Woodley pressing ahead to the Federal Court with a compensation claim.
Ongoing debate will continue in the courts as the legal process is expected to take years to reach a conclusion.
FNMA Founded to Work Alongside the Yindjibarndi People
With exclusive native title now explicitly residing with the Yindjibarndi People, FNMA works to ensure that commercial mining activity is done with a community first approach that places cultural respect and obligations at the forefront.
