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The head of BHP's mothballed Nickel West division Jess Farrell has notched a new role as vice president innovation within the miner's technical leadership team.

About 30 per cent of BHP Nickel West's workforce have been stood down, as the miner prepares to suspend its nickel operations this month.

BHP's Geraldine Slattery outlines why Nickel West is being mothballed, what needs to happen to fire it back up, and what will happen in the interim

Mining giant BHP will mothball its Nickel West operations across WA from October amid ongoing depressed prices for the battery metal.

BHP's Nickel West division has revealed it will move part of a processing operation in Kambalda to care and maintenance after Wyloo Metals – a major customer – stopped mining nearby.

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Tributes have poured in for late mining veteran Peter Bradford, who has been praised by his peers as an inspiring leader and a visionary of the state's mining community.

Minister Bill Johnston says his department is having its own trouble recruiting staff to process exploration approvals, in response to industry calls for faster lead times to access ground.

BHP Nickel West President Jessica Farrell has diplomatically echoed comments made by outgoing Fortescue boss Elizabeth Gaines calling for fellow mining companies to step up diversity efforts.

Indigenous contractor Cundaline has secured work on a major solar and battery project in the Northern Goldfields to power BHP's nickel mining operations.

BHP has commenced production at Australia's first nickel sulphate plant after a protracted development phase that saw up-front costs more than double.

BHP has appointed a mining executive who has spent most of her career at Rio Tinto as the new asset president for its Nickel West business.