Fortescue Metals Group

Summary

Fortescue Metals Group is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,069 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Fortescue Metals Group is in the country of Australia^[3].
• Fortescue Metals Group is in the country of AU^[4].
• Fortescue Metals Group's instance of is recorded as business^[5].
• Fortescue Metals Group's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[6].
• Fortescue Metals Group's instance of is recorded as public company^[7].
• Fortescue Metals Group's headquarters location is recorded as Perth^[8].
• Fortescue Metals Group's chief executive officer is recorded as Elizabeth Gaines^[9].
• Fortescue Metals Group is part of All Ordinaries^[10].
• Fortescue Metals Group's stock exchange is recorded as OTC Markets Group^[11].
• Fortescue Metals Group's stock exchange is recorded as Australian Securities Exchange^[12].
• Fortescue Metals Group's industry is recorded as mining^[13].
• Fortescue Metals Group's chairperson is recorded as Andrew Forrest^[14].
• 2003 marks the founding of Fortescue Metals Group^[15].
• 1983-05-04 marks the founding of Fortescue Metals Group^[16].
• Fortescue Metals Group's official website is recorded as http://www.fmgl.com.au^[17].
• Fortescue Metals Group's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Fortescue Metals Group^[18].
• Fortescue Metals Group's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'FORTESCUE METALS GROUP LTD'}^[19].
• Fortescue Metals Group's legal form is recorded as public company limited by shares^[20].
• Fortescue Metals Group's legal form is recorded as R4KK^[21].
• Fortescue Metals Group's market capitalization is recorded as {'unit': 'Q259502', 'amount': '+56710000000'}^[22].
• Fortescue Metals Group's mobile network code is recorded as 51^[23].
• Fortescue Metals Group's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+18395'}^[24].
• Fortescue Metals Group's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+17939'}^[25].
• Fortescue Metals Group's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+19984'}^[26].
• Fortescue Metals Group's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+20868'}^[27].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 529900VEJFORCO6I4826^[28]

• Registered legal name: Fortescue Ltd^[29]

• Legal jurisdiction: AU^[30]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[31]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): R4KK^[32]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[33]

• LEI registration status: ISSUED^[34]

• Entity created: 1983-05-04^[35]

• LEI first registered: 2018-10-09^[36]

• LEI last updated: 2026-04-09^[37]

• LEI next renewal: 2027-05-06^[38]

• Managing LOU: 5493001KJTIIGC8Y1R12^[39]

• Registration authority: RA000014^[40]

• Authority entity ID: 002 594 872^[41]

• Other names: Fortescue Metals Group Ltd, Fortescue Metal Group LTD, Allied Mining And Processing Limited, Allied Mining And Processing Nl, Pharaoh Metals Corporation Nl^[42]

• Conformity flag: CONFORMING^[43]

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include 2003^[15] and 1983-05-04^[16].

Identity

Fortescue Metals Group's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'FORTESCUE METALS GROUP LTD'}^[19]. It is part of All Ordinaries^[10].

Leadership

Fortescue Metals Group's chief executive officer is recorded as Elizabeth Gaines^[9]. Its chairperson is recorded as Andrew Forrest^[14].

Operations

Fortescue Metals Group's headquarters location is recorded as Perth^[8].

Industry

Fortescue Metals Group's industry is recorded as mining^[13].

Ownership

Stock exchanges include OTC Markets Group^[11] and Australian Securities Exchange^[12].

Why It Matters

Fortescue Metals Group ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,069 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]