Fortescue Metals Group Limited

* Iron ore supply expected to be tight in coming months (Adds details on Fortescue expansion)

* Infratil jumps 20% after rejecting takeover offer (Updates to close)

Fortescue Metals Group <FMG.AX> and Origin Energy Ltd <ORG.AX> announced on Tuesday separate plans to assess building ammonia export plants in the Australian island state of Tasmania, as both seek to tap opportunities in renewable energy.

Fortescue Metals Group said on Tuesday it was assessing prospects to build an ammonia plant in the southern island state of Tasmania, as part of its push to become a major renewable energy producer.

Australia's Fortescue Metals Group <FMG.AX> pressured a state government body to fast track its application to damage two ancient rock shelters as part of an iron ore mine expansion in Western Australia, documents showed on Thursday.

Australian mining magnate Andrew Forrest outlined ambitious plans on Wednesday to build a renewable energy business, aiming to compete with oil giants to provide low-cost green energy globally.

Australia's Fortescue Metals Group Ltd <FMG.AX> posted a 5% rise in first-quarter iron ore shipments on Thursday, fed by robust Chinese demand for the key ingredient in steelmaking, which an executive said was also improving elsewhere in Asia.

Australia's Fortescue Metals Group Ltd posted a 5% rise in first-quarter iron ore shipments on Thursday, as demand in China for the steelmaking ingredient remained robust.

Australian mining billionaire Andrew Forrest said his private company bought bootmaker R.M. Williams from a fund backed by French fashion giant LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE <LVMH.PA>, returning ownership of the famed fashion label to its home country after six years.

Australian mining billionaire Andrew Forrest said his private company bought bootmaker R.M. Williams from a fund backed by French fashion giant LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE <LVMH.PA>, returning ownership of the famed fashion label to its home country after six years.

An Australian Aboriginal group said on Tuesday that Fortescue Metals <FMG.AX> is withholding nearly A$2 million ($1.4 million) in royalty payments until it signs off on mining leases that cover areas containing many sacred sites.

An Australian Aboriginal group said on Tuesday that Fortescue Metals <FMG.AX> is withholding nearly A$2 million ($1.4 million) in royalty payments until it signs off on mining leases that cover areas containing many sacred sites.

An Australian Aboriginal group whose sacred rockshelters Rio Tinto <RIO.AX> destroyed in May said on Monday that iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group <FMG.AX> applied last month for a mining licence on the surrounding area without notifying them.

Australia's Fortescue Metals Group <FMG.AX> said on Thursday that it would not support a shareholder resolution that urged it to halt mining activities that could damage Aboriginal cultural heritage sites because it already has proper procedures in place.

Australia's Fortescue Metals Group Ltd must commit to not damaging or disturbing cultural heritage sites in Australia and lift confidentiality provisions on Aboriginal owners, a shareholder group said in a resolution filed on Thursday.

Fortescue Metals Group <FMG.AX> on Tuesday said a unit of the company would work with the Papua New Guinea (PNG) government to assess the feasibility of potential projects to develop hydro-power resources.

* Net profit jumped 49% to $4.74 bln from $3.19 bln (Adds analyst comment, detail, share price movement)

Australian miner Fortescue Metals Group won a tender to supply HBIS Group Co Ltd with an iron ore spot cargo that will be paid for in yuan, the Chinese steelmaker said on Monday.

Miner Fortescue Metals Group on Thursday beat its full-year iron ore estimates with record shipments in the fourth quarter on the back of strong demand for the steel-making ingredient from China.