News Articles for BHP Nickel West

West Perth-based Aerison has been awarded a contract by BHP Nickel West for the construction of a nickel sulphate plant located at its Kwinana nickel refinery.

Mincor Resources has extended its offtake agreement with BHP Nickel West, marking a key step in Mincor's restart of its Kambalda nickel operations.

thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions Australia will design and build the world's largest rail-mounted stackers in Western Australia after winning a $250 million contract for BHP Group's $4.6 billion South Flank iron ore project.

The revival of BHP's Nickel West business has taken another step forward with the environmental watchdog recommending approval of a satellite mine at its Mt Keith operation.

ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: WA's mining industry has undergone a dramatic transformation over the past quarter of a century, with iron ore replacing gold as the state's most valuable commodity.

BHP says its first-quarter iron ore production has risen eight per cent on strong Chinese demand for high-grade ore, while nickel output fell due to a fire at Nickel West's smelter in Kalgoorlie.

CIMIC Group subsidiary Thiess has won a $190 million contract extension for mining services at BHP Billiton Nickel West's Leinster underground mine, where it has operated since 2016.

CIMIC Group has secured a $225 million mining services contract at BHP Billiton's Rocky's Reward nickel project, located 400 kilometres north of Kalgoorlie.

Growing demand for nickel in steelmaking and battery production is positive news for WA, and the Kalgoorlie region in particular.

Few projects are more meaningful for WA's economic direction than the Greenbushes lithium mine expansion and the new lithium refinery in Kwinana.

This week's announcement that First Quantum Minerals plans to close its Ravensthorpe nickel mine, at a cost of 450 jobs, has overshadowed several positive developments in the nickel sector.

The first cargo of concentrate from Independence Group's Nova nickel mine has been dispatched to Kambalda, with the site's processing plant to reach nameplate production capacity of 1.5 million tonnes per annum in the middle of next year.

Kalgoorlie's gold and nickel sectors could benefit if Donald Trump follows through with some of his plans.

Western Areas has locked in its second nickel offtake agreement in as many days, announcing today a deal with BHP Billiton subsidiary Nickel West for product from its Forrestania nickel mine.

A local company that produces fused zirconia, which is used to make nuclear fuel rods and furnace linings, is on the hunt for processing opportunities to utilise excess capacity at its Rockingham plant.

Kwinana's future as an important centre of value-added mineral processing is being threatened by a potential double closure of major projects – the BHP Billiton-run nickel refinery and the Alcoa of Australia-operated alumina refinery.

Does BHP Billiton really want to expand its loss-making Nickel West division, or is it engaging in a strange game of promoting an expansion plan of the Western Australian business in order to restart the sales process that collapsed last year?

As five women and one male champion were honoured at this year's Chamber of Minerals and Energy's women in resources awards, Premier Colin Barnett declared the resources industry to have reached a mature level of growth that will likely be eclipsed by advances in the state's other sectors.

It's likely more nickel operations will need to be closed before there's any improvement in prices for the steel-making commodity.

'Tis the season to be gloomy, that much we know from following financial markets; but an early nominee for the Dr Gloomy prize of the season goes to former ANZ Bank chief economist, Saul Eslake, who said earlier this week that the China-driven mining boom was “the last in human history”.

Nickel producers are waiting for one of their cohort to ‘blink' first, as overproduction and sluggish demand threaten the sector's viability.

The recently appointed boss of BHP Billiton's Nickel West division has presented a rare positive message for the unloved business, saying there was “nervous excitement” after a series of internal changes.

BHP Billiton has reopened its Rocky's Reward nickel mine as a contract mining operation, despite several other nickel miners scaling back their projects in response to the sharp slump in the commodity's price.

It might be bold to suggest that Andrew Forrest consider a career change, but as his fortune shrinks and as his iron ore business struggles in a flooded market, there is a nickel deal to be done that could be a lot more fun than playing the role of fading star.

Shares in Alliance Aviation Services lost nearly half their value today after it announced a major profit downgrade following reduced work in Queensland, with the company now hoping to pick up extra work in Western Australia.

Nickel miner Western Areas says it has awarded an offtake agreement to Jinchuan Group, building on a five-year relationship with the Chinese nickel producer.

BHP Billiton officially confirmed today it has scrapped the sale of its Nickel West business in Western Australia "at this time" after failing to attract a buyer at an acceptable price.

Against expectations, the nickel sector appears set for a rebound in 2015.

Poseidon Nickel has raised $30 million in an oversubscribed placement to fund development of its Mt Windarra and Lake Johnston projects.

Shares in Poseidon Nickel surged by over 10 per cent after it announced an offtake agreement with BHP Billiton Nickel West.

The premier and treasurer have some tough choices to make if they're to salvage the state's economic fortunes.

FEATURE: Subdued iron ore and gold prices over the longer term could signal a lift in exploration for base metals.

Western Australia is once again the key player in a money flood, though this time it's outgoing rather than incoming.

Perth-based engineering groups Kerman Contracting and Monadelphous Group have announced contract wins collectively worth more than $300 million at CITIC Pacific Mining's Sino Iron development near Cape Preston.

Alliance Aviation Services has signed a charter flights contract with BHP Billiton Nickel West for a three-year initial term.

Western Australia's nickel miners are celebrating a classic supply-side surprise, which has driven the price of their metal sharply higher; but the same Indonesian government ban on the export of unprocessed nickel ore could soon do the same way for another WA specialty – bauxite.

It may not be a feeding frenzy, yet, but the flood of deals in the Australian mining industry is a pointer to a significant and very positive mood swing.

St George Mining has completed an oversubscribed capital raising of $1.2 million.

BHP Billiton has confirmed long-running speculation that its Nickel West business is potentially up for sale, including the Mt Keith, Cliffs and Leinster mines, as well as the operations' processin

Engineering contractor Monadelphous Group has been awarded a series of new maintenance services contracts and contract extensions worth $140 million.