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The Kalgoorlie Nickel Smelter was the first nickel smelter in Australia. [4] By mid-1973, the smelter operated at a two-thirds capacity, suffering start-up problems, being only the second nickel smelter constructed of this design. A partial rebricking of the flash furnace was required after just 10 month.
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.
The first Nickel mines in Western Australia were developed in the late 1960s in Kambalda, [5] Laverton and the Kimberley region of Western Australia.. The price of nickel peaked at about £7,000 per pound in late 1969, driven by demand from the Vietnam War and the major Canadian producer, Inco (now Vale Canada), being embroiled in industrial action, creating a supply shortage.
Bulong Nickel Mine was a surface nickel and cobalt mine near Bulong, Western Australia, 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of Kalgoorlie, adjacent to Lake Yindarlgooda. The mine operated for only four years and was a financial failure. Despite its short operation period, it left a legacy of environmental pollution.
At Kwinana, nickel matte is refined into nickel powder and briquettes at a grade of 99.8 percent nickel. [1] In late 2021, a nickel sulphate plant opened at the refinery, the first in Australia. Nickel sulphate is a key component of lithium-ion batteries, which are used to power electric vehicles. [2]
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.
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