Nickel West

BHP will supply Tesla with nickel from its Nickel West asset in Western Australia in a collaboration which will aim to make the battery supply chain more sustainable.

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BHP will progress to phase three of its minerals targeting agreement with SensOre after receiving encouraging outcomes from a discovery exercise.

BHP and Toyota have joined forces to trial light electric vehicles (LEV) at the Nickel West operations in Western Australia.

Monadelphous has secured around $60 million worth of construction and maintenance contracts with Rio Tinto and BHP across their Australian iron ore, bauxite and nickel projects.

BHP has hired SensOre to target mineral deposits that support the Nickel West operations in Western Australia after months of discussion.

Western Areas has awarded offtake contracts to BHP Nickel West and Jinchuan for the high grade Forrestania nickel concentrate product.

BHP expects that a diversified commodity portfolio combined with increased access to technology will drive the company’s balance sheet as it grapples with growing global uncertainty.

BHP’s operational improvements in the 2019 financial year have been offset by poor weather, resource headwinds and unplanned outages.

BHP is accelerating the development of its Nickel West division ahead of expected growth in demand driven by the electric vehicle sector.

Mincor has completed the final drafting of its offtake agreement with BHP Nickel West regarding material from Mincor’s Kambalda nickel sulphide business.

In recent memory and even today, nickel has predominately been used to drive the rapid modernisation of developing economies, most notably China and India.

BHP has indicated it will keep the Nickel West business in Western Australia as the company looks to capitalise on the emerging global battery market.

BHP Billiton Nickel West proposal to build and operate a nickel sulphide mine near Leinster in Western Australia has been approved by the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA).

BHP’s Kalgoorlie nickel smelter has been closed this week following a fire at the Western Australian site last weekend.

BHP Nickel West has awarded a $190 million contract to Thiess for its mining services at the Leinster underground nickel mine in Western Australia.

BHP’s Nickel West business unit is progressing a series of mine developments in Western Australia to strengthen supply for the battery materials sector.

BHP may bring forward development of stage two of its nickel sulphate plant at the Kwinana Refinery in Western Australia with interest in the product exceeding expectations.

BHP is planning to enter the booming battery marketplace by building the world’s largest nickel sulphate plant at Kwinana Refinery in Western Australia.

Nickel miner Western Areas has secured another off-take contract, this time with an existing customer, BHP Billiton’s Nickel West.