The West Australian government is casting a big shadow over the fight for Atlas Iron, warning Rich Listers Gina Rinehart, Andrew Forrest and Chris Ellison that it is committed to reserving infrastructure at Port Hedland for junior miners.
Mines and Petroleum Minister Bill Johnston said Mrs Rinehart's Roy Hill and Mr Forrest's Fortescue Metals Group did not fit the bill for Atlas's wharf allocation at the government-owned Utah Point in Port Hedland.
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