nthn rail route best for jack hills

Sydney - Wednesday - Dec 20: (RWE Australian Business News) -
Murchison Metals Ltd (ASX code: MMX) today announced the outcome of the
assessment of rail infrastructure options as part of the Northern
Infrastructure Feasibility Study being completed in conjunction with
Midwest Corporation Ltd (ASX code: MIS).
This study forms part of Murchison's overall feasibility study
for the Stage 2 development of the Jack Hills project.
The rail option assessment concluded that a northern rail route
was clearly the best choice, using a comprehensive range of economic,
social, environmental, operational and efficiency criteria.
By comparison, an alternative southern rail route was found to
be unsuitable when analysed using the same criteria. The alternative
route would require additional capital and operational costs of more
than $1 billion over the first five years of the project's life.