OAKAJEE Port & Rail (OPR) has confirmed it has received nominations from mid-west miners at the new Oakajee port.
According to OPR, demands have exceeded the initial stage one capacity of 35 million tonnes per annum (mtpa).
OPR chief executive John Langoulant says it was pleasing to see the high level of demand.
“This takes the project to a new level of confidence in terms of economic viability, which is great news for the range of stakeholders who have given such outstanding support to the development of the Oakajee project.”
OPR says it is now conducting detailed analysis of the tonnage nominations – including assessments of timing, volumes and financial capacity – to determine the composition of the allocation of stage one export tonnages.
A number of the miners have already expressed an interest in port capacity at expansion stages two and beyond.
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