Murchison Metals Limited welcomes the appointment of 2 senior industry executives to the management team of its 50% owned infrastructure business Oakajee Port & Rail.

Mr Jim Netterfield and Mr Alwyn Vorster have been appointed by OPR as Operations Director and Director Supply Chain respectively.

Mr Paul Kopejtka executive chairman of Murchison said that the appointments represented a major boost for the mid-west iron ore industry and would drive the delivery of an efficient bulk commodity supply chain for miners in the region.

Mr Kopejtka said that "Both new OPR executives have direct experience working with major iron ore companies such as BHP Billiton Iron Ore and Rio Tinto."

He said that "Their combined experience includes direct responsibility for ensuring optimal throughput across large scale infrastructure services, managing port and rail operations, negotiating favourable commercial outcomes for miners and marketing iron ore in the Asian region.

He added that "Murchison believes the appointments will add great strength to OPR's management team as this highly strategic and nationally significant infrastructure project moves towards development."