The pressure for a new deep water port north of Geraldton has increased, with a major Chinese steel company taking a 50 per cent stake in Gindalbie Metals Ltd’s $1 billion Karara iron ore project in the Mid-West.

The pressure for a new deep water port north of Geraldton has increased, with a major Chinese steel company taking a 50 per cent stake in Gindalbie Metals Ltd’s $1 billion Karara iron ore project in the Mid-West.