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Nickel mining in Western Australia has been an industry that has had many fluctuations of fortune in its history. Large fluctuations in the world nickel price [2] have seen mines close and reopen on several occasions. Nickel mining is the sixth largest commodity sector in Western Australia with a value of $4.946 billion in 2021–22. The ...
The Ravensthorpe Nickel Mine is a nickel mine and hydrometallurgical processing plant located at Bandalup Hill, 35 km (22 mi) east of Ravensthorpe, Western Australia. Built by BHP Billiton, it was closed in January 2009, after less than a year of operation due to a collapse in the price of nickel.
Pages in category "Nickel mines in Western Australia" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Kambalda Nickel Operations or Kambalda Nickel Mine is a surface and underground nickel mine as well as a nickel concentrator, near Kambalda East, Western Australia. The deposit was discovered in 1954 and the mine opened in 1967, operated by WMC Resources which was taken over by BHP in 2005. Prior to this, between 2001 and 2003, WMC ceased ...
The Murrin Murrin Mine is a major nickel-cobalt mining operation being conducted in the North Eastern Goldfields, approximately 45 km east of Leonora, Western Australia.
Forrestania Operation is an underground nickel mine at Forrestania, 80 kilometres (50 mi) east-southeast of Hyden, in the Shire of Kondinin, Western Australia. The mine, which consists of two deposits, Flying Fox and Spotted Quoll, is operated by IGO Limited, having taken over the previous owner, Western Areas, in 2022.
Satellite image of the Cosmos Nickel Mine on 14 October 2022. Cosmos Nickel Mine is a currently inactive surface and underground nickel mine 38 km (24 mi) north-north-west of Leinster, Western Australia, along the Goldfields Highway. The traditional owners of the land the mine is located on are the Tjiwarl people. [citation needed]
Mount Keith Mine is an open pit nickel mine in Western Australia.It is operated by BHP.The site's closest landmark is the town of Wiluna, 85 km (53 mi) to the north.. The mine, originally opened in 1995, is operated by BHP and part of its Nickel West operations.