2006
- March – Initial mining rights acquired
- May – CITIC Pacific Mining formed
- June – Foreign Investment Review Board approval
2007
- January – Signed EPC contract for the main processing area
- August – Acquired Mardie Station
- November – First deliveries of mining fleet to site
2008
- March – First million tonnes of material mined from bulk sample pit
- August – Construction team mobilised
2009
- February – Port construction begins
- November – First major overseas delivery through service wharf
2010
- February – First grinding mills arrive at site
- June – Desalination module arrives at site
2011
- January – Launch of CITIC Pacific’s first 115,000 tonne vessel
- May – First gas turbine commissioned
- August – Successful testing of first in-pit crusher
- September – Barges and transhipper arrive at the port
2012
- April – Option exercised to acquire an additional 1 billion tonnes of magnetite ore
- September – Desalination plant produces water
2013
- July – Line 1 starts producing magnetite concentrate
- September – Line 2 load commissioning begins
- December – First shipment sent to China
2014
- February – EPCM commences
2015
- March – First CITIC purpose-built mini-cape vessel transported concentrate to China
- October – Line 3 load commissioning began
- November – Line 4 load commissioning began
2016
- Installation completion and commissioning of lines 5 and 6
