Company:Pilbara Minerals
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| Formerly | Fortuna Metals Marginbet Portland International |
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| ASX: PLS | |
| Industry | Mining |
| Founded | January 2005 |
| Founder | Stephen Hobbs Nick Kephala John Levy |
| Headquarters | West Perth, Western Australia |
Key people | Tony Kiernan(Chairman) Dale Henderson (CEO) |
| Products | Lithium, tantalite |
| Revenue | $176 million (2021) |
| ($51 million) (2021) | |
| Website | www.pilbaraminerals.com.au |
Pilbara Minerals is an Australian lithium and tantalite mining company.
History
Pilbara Minerals was founded in January 2005 as Portland International.[1] It commenced trading in August as an internet and telephone sports bookmaker. Having been renamed Marginbet in April 2007, it was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange in September 2007.[2][3]
In November 2007 it diversified into gold mining, purchasing two prospecting licences in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia.[4] In December 2007, the company discontinued its bookmaking business.[5] In April 2008 Marginbet was renamed Fortuna Metals.[6]
In 2009/10, 13 exploration licences in the Pilbara were purchased.[7][8] In 2012, Pilbara Minerals acquired Sturt Resources that had gold and copper mining interests in Papua New Guinea.[9] In June 2014, Pilbara Minerals acquired a 50% stake in the Tabba Tabba Tantalum project.[10] In July 2014, Pilbara acquired the Pilgangoora Tantalum-Lithium Tantalum project, now known as the Pilgangoora Operation.[11]
In 2020 Pilbara Minerals acquired the Altura lithium project in Western Australia,[12] now part of the Pilgangoora Operation.
Controversies
In 2019, a contractor was charged with murdering a co-worker at the Pilgangoora mine site. The case is now before the court.[13]
References
- ↑ Historical details for ABN 95 112 425 788 Australian Business Number
- ↑ Prospectus Marginbet 22 June 2007
- ↑ Marginbet Limited Admission to Official List Australian Securities Exchange 18 September 2007
- ↑ Acquisition of Interest in Christmas Bore Project Marginbet 23 November 2007
- ↑ Update on Gaming Operations Marginbet 18 December 2007
- ↑ Change of Company Name Australian Securities Exchange 9 April 2008
- ↑ Acquisition of West Pilbara Mineral Tenements Fortuna Metals 13 October 2009
- ↑ Acquisition of Further West Pilbara Mineral Tenements Fortuna Metals 12 January 2010
- ↑ Pilbara to Acquire Major Copper/Gold Mining Project in PNG Pilbara Minerals 30 October 2012
- ↑ Pilbara on Track for Completion after Completing Acquisition of 50% Stake in Tabba Tabba Tantallum Project Pilbara Minerals 10 June 2014
- ↑ Pilbara Completes Acquisition of Pilgangoora Tantallum-Lithium Tantalum Project Pilbara Minerals 28 July 2014
- ↑ Zakharia, Nickolas (2021-01-20). "Pilbara Minerals strengthens Pilgangoora lithium foothold" (in en-AU). https://www.australianmining.com.au/news/pilbara-minerals-strengthens-pilgangoora-lithium-foothold/.
- ↑ "FIFO worker to face trial next year over alleged Pilbara mine murder". 12 October 2021. https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/fifo-worker-to-face-trial-next-year-over-alleged-pilbara-mine-murder-20211011-p58z3x.html.
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