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Aaron Bunch

'Watch this space': Fortescue bullish on climate target

Fortescue estimates electric train engines will help cut its diesel use by about one million litres. (AAP PHOTOS)

One of Australia's biggest miners could reach its ambitious decarbonisation goals early, the company says, after revealing a pair of battery-powered locomotives powered by the world's largest land-mobile battery.

Iron ore giant Fortescue estimates the electric train engines will help reduce the company's diesel use by about one million litres annually as it strives to eliminate fossil fuels from its operations by 2030.

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