Mid West iron ore miner Murchison Metals has confirmed feasibility studies for the $4.3 billion Oakajee port and rail development will be delayed by up to six months to enable key agreements to be completed with the government and customers.
THE state government is facing renewed pressure to table its state development agreement for the Oakajee port near Geraldton in the wake of a rival iron ore port proposal at Dongara-Port Denison.
Yilgarn Infrastructure has continued its rearguard bid for a slice of the planned Oakajee port and rail project, claiming today that its Chinese partners would not work directly with the government's preferred bidder.
