Oakajee Port and Rail (OPR) has been developing a greenfields infrastructure and supply chain project to transport iron ore from Western Australia’s Midwest to customers across the globe.

The deepwater port, proposed for a site 24 km north of Geraldton, will cater for large capesize vessels and the 570km rail network could service operating and emerging Midwest mining projects whilst contributing to supporting the region’s industrial development.

Project planning, evaluation, engineering and some regulatory approvals are in place. Independent peer reviews, including value engineering assessments, identified OPR’s port and rail design as an optimal solution to satisfy the State government’s original scoping requirements.

OPR is part of the Sinosteel Group of companies.