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
- August – Construction team mobilised
2009
- Port construction begins
- Causeway constructed
2010
- March – First ball mill lifted onto foundation
- May – First AG mill lifted onto foundation
2011
- January – Launch of CITIC Pacific’s first 115,000 tonne vessel
- May – First gas turbine commissioned
- September – Barges and transhipper arrive at the port
2012
- February – Power station supplies electricity
- September – Desalination plant produces water
2013
- July – Line 1 continuous production of Cape Preston (magnetite) Concentrate
- September – Line 2 load commissioning begins
- December – First shipment of magnetite concentrate
2014
- July – Construction begins on lines 3-6
- Produced first million tonnes of Cape Preston Concentrate
2015
- March – First CITIC purpose-built mini-cape vessel transports concentrate to China
- October – Line 3 load commissioning begins
- November – Line 4 load commissioning begins
2016
- Completion and commissioning of Lines 5 and 6
2017
- Mining Control Room and MineStar Fleet Management system implemented
- Confirmed as the largest seaborne supplier of concentrate to the China market
- July - Cape Preston (Sino Iron) Aerodrome Official Opening
2018
- July - 100,000 tonnes in 24-hour period for the first time
- October - 50 millionth (wet) tonne of concentrate
2019
- April - Completed the construction of crew boat Ardea in Fremantle.
- July - CITIC Ltd announces Sino Iron's first-ever profit in its half-year results
- December - Shipped over 20 million (wet) tonnes of magnetite concentrate
2020
- Ranked as Western Australia's 10th biggest exporter by value
2021
- Managed operational impacts of COVID-19 - ensured wellbeing of workforce and delivered continuous production
2022
- Shipped 21 million (wet) tonnes for the year
- August/September - Achieved several operational records in a 24-hour period including tonnes reclaimed and stacked
2023
- Tenth anniversary of the first shipment of Cape Preston Concentrate
- April - One millionth passenger touches down at Cape Preston Aerodrome
