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 concentrate
September – Line 2 load commissioning begins
December – First shipment of magnetite concentrate
2014
July – Construction begins on lines 3-6, first million tonne milestone
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
Installation completion and commissioning of lines 5 and 6
2017
Mining Control Room implemented and MineStar Fleet Management system implemented
July - Cape Preston (Sino Iron) Aerodrome Official Opening
2018
July - 100,000 tonnes in 24-hour period for the first time
October - 50 millionth tonne of concentrate
2019
April - New reclaimed record of 97,000 tonnes in 24 hours. Completed the construction of crew boat Ardea in Fremantle.
May - Shipped 60 millionth tonne
October - Ninety employees celebrate 10 years or longer at Sino Iron
2020
July - Introduce of company-based apprenticeship scheme to grow workforce capability
September - Launch of Sino Iron's site-wide container recycling program, reducing plastic landfill and supporting local community groups
2021
April - Shipped 100 millionth tonne of magnetite concentrate since start of production
December - Third consecutive year of 20 million tonnes shipped - consolidates Sino Iron's status as world's biggest seaborn supplier of concentrate to China.
2022
September - Successful five-year water survey drydocking of transhipper Magdragon 2
November - 81 employees achieve their 10 year anniversary with Sino Iron
December - Record 21 million tonnes shipped for the calendar year