VIEWPOINT

Focus on nickel in Western Australia

Since the discovery of high-grade nickel deposits at Kambalda by Western Mining Corp almost 50 years ago in 1966, Western Australia continues to be a significant force in the global picture of the nickel-cobalt industry. The industry has gone through a series of boom-bust cycles which involved periods of rapid growth, downturns forcing mine closures, and new discoveries followed by new developments

Mick Elias and Tony Donaghy
Mt Keith nickel mine in Western Australia. Image: Thiess

Mt Keith nickel mine in Western Australia. Image: Thiess

The past 20 years have seen significant changes in the nickel sulphide industry with new mines brought into production, and the growth of a new nickel-cobalt industry based on application of new extractive...

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