Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. and members of Wintawari Guruma Aboriginal Corporation (Wintawari), the prescribed body corporate for the Eastern Guruma People, have established a co-management framework to oversee the development of new mines at Fortescue's Solomon Hub operations. Under the innovative framework, both parties will establish a culturally safe mining joint venture to mine the East and West Queens deposits on Eastern Guruma country. The 10-year mining services contract to be awarded to the new joint venture is estimated to be worth over AUD 500 million, making the contract the largest ever awarded to an Aboriginal business by Fortescue. A working group will be formed to collaboratively work together on all stages of the mine development from heritage and environmental approvals, resource drilling and definition and mine planning to operations and rehabilitation.