Nickel West is a fully integrated mine-to-market business operating in various locations across Western Australia. All nickel operations including our open-cut and underground mines, concentrators, smelter and refinery are located in Western Australia.

The Kwinana Nickel Refinery is a nickel refinery in East Rockingham and Kwinana Beach, Western Australia. The refinery is operated by BHP and part of its Nickel West operations. Having originally been built by WMC Resources, it changed ownership in …

BHP has signed a renewable power purchasing agreement (PPA) to supply up to 50 per cent of its electricity needs at the Kwinana Refinery from Merredin Solar Farm – the largest in Western Australia. The agreement will help BHP reduce emissions from electricity use at the refinery by up to 50 per cent by 2024, based on FY2020 levels.

2024年2月16日 · Thousands of jobs are at risk as BHP considers closing down its Nickel West operations in Western Australia. BHP operates Australia's only nickel smelter in Kalgoorlie and a refinery in Kwinana, and some 2500 jobs could be lost as the mining giant figures out how to deal with a drop in nickel prices.

2024年7月12日 · In short: BHP's decision to place its Nickel West operation under care and maintenance has left communities reeling. While the decision was not unexpected, the effects on people and communities are being felt widely. Locals say the flow-on effects of the closures mean the future of thousands of jobs are under a cloud.

2021年2月2日 · BHP has signed a renewable power purchasing agreement (PPA) to supply up to 50% of its electricity needs at the Kwinana nickel refinery from the Merredin Solar Farm in Western Australia. The agreement will help BHP reduce emissions from electricity use at the refinery by up to 50% by 2024, based on financial year 2020Read More

2017年1月26日 · BHP Billiton’s Kwinana nickel refinery hit record production levels in the December quarter as the global mining giant’s unloved WA nickel assets booked a big lift in exports. BHP said yesterday its Nickel West assets produced 22,100 tonnes of nickel in the December quarter, 18 per cent more than the September period and a 45 per cent lift ...

2024年7月15日 · On July 11, BHP announced it will temporarily suspend its Nickel West operations and the West Musgrave project in Western Australia amid the global nickel downturn.

Nickel is a silvery white, naturally occurring metallic element with a light golden tinge. There are two main types of nickel deposits, laterite and sulphide, each requiring a different extraction technique. Nickel sulphide and laterite ore are used to make nickel metal, predominantly for the production of stainless steel.

2023年6月22日 · Operated by BHP Billiton, the Kwinana power and briquettes plant is located south of Perth in Western Australia. The plant is 100% owned by BHP Billiton. In 2021, the plant successfully produced its first nickel sulphate and is estimated to be capable of producing 100.0ktpy of nickel sulphate when at full capacity.