Fortescue apologizes for clearing land on Aboriginal sacred site The Solomon Hub (pictured) comprises the Firetail and Kings Valley mines, which together have production capacity of about 70 million tonnes of iron ore a year. ( Australian iron ore major Fortescue Metals Group (ASX: FMG) has apologized to a local Aboriginal group for clearing land on a heritage site without representatives of the community being present while the work was done. The iron ore miner had the Western Australian government’s permission to clear land in the Weelamurra Creek area, on the condition that members of the Wintawari Guruma people were present to perform salvage and cultural rites, Reuters reported.