Western Australian miner IGO Limited’s acquisition of Western Areas is all but finalised, following approvals by the latter’s shareholders, the Supreme Court of Western Australia and the Australian Securities and Investment Commission.
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Odysseus ramp up gains pace with construction contracts
Western Areas continues to advance development of the long-life Odysseus nickel mine in Western Australia with the signing of two construction contracts.
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GR Engineering to concentrate on Cosmos nickel
GR Engineering has won an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with a Western Areas subsidiary at its Cosmos nickel operations in Western Australia.
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Western Areas delivers first nickel at Odysseus
Western Areas has produced first nickel ore at its Odysseus project within the Cosmos nickel operation in Western Australia.
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Forrestania bounces back: Western Areas
Western Areas has picked up its performance at the Forrestania operation in Western Australia due to higher grade nickel mining.
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Western Areas capitalises on high-grade Forrestania
Western Areas has reported improvements in mined and milled tonnage at the Forrestania nickel operations in Western Australia.
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Western Areas to propel Odysseus production via $100m raising
Western Areas plans to raise $100 million for development of the Odysseus nickel mine, as well as for further growth at fellow Western Australia-based projects, Forrestania and Cosmos.
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Western Areas tempers guidance after slow first half
Western Areas has revised its production guidance after the Flying Fox zone at the Forrestania nickel project in Western Australia was affected by resequencing last year.
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Western Areas confident of strengthening nickel market
Western Areas has capitalised on strong nickel trading during the December quarter despite being impacted by lower grades at the Forrestania operations in Western Australia.
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Perenti locks in $307m of contract wins
Perenti Global has secured more than $307 million in new work and contract extensions with Evolution Mining, Gold Fields, Western Areas and Consolidated Minerals.
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Linden seeks Second Fortune with Mako contract
Linden Gold Alliance has awarded Mako Mining with a $46 million contract for underground mining services at the Second Fortune Gold project in Western Australia.
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Western Areas earmarks mining at Odysseus
Western Areas has progressed construction at the Odysseus nickel mine in Western Australia and expects to mine the first tonnes from the site in the 2021 September quarter.
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Western Areas suffers seismic blow at Flying Fox
Western Areas has cut its nickel production target for the 2021 financial year due to seismic activity at its Flying Fox underground mine in Western Australia.
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Barminco locks in $200m contract with Western Areas
Western Areas has awarded Barminco a $200 million development and production contract for the Odysseus project at the Cosmos nickel operation in Western Australia.
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Western Areas takes Panoramic stake as Savannah re-start looms
Panoramic Resources has found a saviour in Western Areas as part of plans to raise up to $90 million to undertake development activities prior to re-starting the Savannah mine in Western Australia and to repay debt.
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Western Areas keeps Forrestania nickel exports on target
Western Areas is completing nickel production as planned, delivering nickel concentrate to local and export customers as normal as it works under new coronavirus policies and procedures.
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Nickel back on track for a green mining future
As social conversations surround the future of mining, with focus on climate change, green batteries, electric vehicles and decarbonising operations, nickel is making a comeback.
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Economic stimulus ‘good news’ for mining juniors
Leaders of the resources sector and the Federal Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia, Keith Pitt have convened in Canberra to come up with a plan against the impact of the coronavirus outbreak.
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Western Areas overcomes bushfire threat with solid December quarter
Western Areas is tracking well towards its production guidance for the 2020 financial year, thanks to a consistent performance at the Forrestania nickel operations in Western Australia.
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Western Areas hands BHP Nickel West offtake contract
Western Areas has awarded offtake contracts to BHP Nickel West and Jinchuan for the high grade Forrestania nickel concentrate product.
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