Kalgoorlie Nickel Smelter

07 November 2024

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Indonesian onslaught wipes out Australia's nickel industry

The worst was confirmed last Thursday when BHP announced it would "temporarily suspend" Nickel West – comprising the Kwinana nickel refinery, Kalgoorlie nickel smelter, Mt Keith and Leinster ...

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Paydirt

In regard to its Kalgoorlie operations in particular, Mr Terry said Nickel West's planned smelter renewal was fundamental to its future. He said it provided an opportunity to …

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BHP trims contractor headcount at Kalgoorlie nickel smelter

Additionally, BHP has put on hold plans to construct a temporary 1,000-bed camp designed to house workers for the smelter's anticipated rebuild in 2025–26.

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Kalgoorlie council backs BHP plan for 1,100-bed mining camp

Kalgoorlie Nickel Smelter general manager Jacinta Parsons says the construction workforce for the furnace rebuild will peak around 2,000 people. ( Supplied: BHP ) Camp scale grows

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Nickel West Kalgoorlie and Kambalda PROCESS …

Nickel West Kalgoorlie Located approximately 12 kilometres from the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Nickel West Kalgoorlie incorporates a flash furnace, three converters and an acid plant. The flash smelting process produces matte containing approximately 66 per cent nickel. The smelter has a capacity to produce up to 110,000 tonnes per annum

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07 November 2024

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BHP plans 1,000-bed mining camp in Kalgoorlie-Boulder

Up to 2,000 workers are needed for a furnace rebuild at the Kalgoorlie Nickel Smelter in the 2025-26 financial year The proposed camp would be built on council-owned land in Somerville and is set ...

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07 November 2024

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Lynas to work with BHP for continued acid supply in WA

The context: BHP Nickel West currently supplies sulphuric acid to the Kalgoorlie rare earth facility from its nickel smelter, but this will be affected by the BHP's announcement that it will temporarily suspended nickel operations in the state due to an oversupply in the global market. The initial term of the contract is until 30 June, 2027.

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07 November 2024

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Kalgoorlie Nickel Smelter back in action

Production has resumed at the Kalgoorlie Nickel Smelter, ten days after a fire ripped through its furnace room and caused the shut down of the BHP plant. The site, 15 minutes south of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, was evacuated …

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Kalgoorlie Nickel Project | Ardea Resources Limited

Ardea's KNP hosts one of the largest nickel-cobalt resources in the developed World, 854Mt at 0.71% Ni and 0.045% Co for 6.1Mt of contained nickel and 386kt of contained cobalt (ASX release 30 June 2023), which places the Company in a prime position to provide essential supplies of ESG-compliant nickel and cobalt, …

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07 November 2024

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The Kalgoorlie Nickel Smelter will...

The Kalgoorlie Nickel Smelter will experience a major shutdown starting from October 18, with BHP working with community and industry stakeholders to manage the shutdown and its impact on the region.

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07 November 2024

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BHP trims contractor headcount at Kalgoorlie …

The company said it had cut approximately a quarter of the contractor staff – around 100 people – at the site. Last month, the miner said it will close its Nickel West operations in Australia, citing "challenges" in the …

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07 November 2024

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A Mineralogical study of nickel mattes from the …

Kwinana Nickel Refinery (b) Electrostatic Stack Fig. 2--Flowsheets, Kalgoorlie Nickel Smelter. (a) Old flash furnace, prior to November 1978. (b) New flash furnace, after November 1978. (After The Staff, Kalgoorlie Nickel Smelter. 1) electric furnaces and their mattes went to the converters for final matte production.

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Bright future after 50 years of Kalgoorlie Nickel Smelter …

The acid plant at the Kalgoorlie Nickel Smelter was installed in 1996 which converts sulfur dioxide gas into sulphur acid. Credit: Carwyn Monck / Kalgoorlie Miner Mrs …

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Kalgoorlie nickel smelter

The Kalgoorlie Nickel Smelter, 20 kilometres south of Kalgoorlie, is fully owned by BHP Billiton Nickel West. The smelter that comprises an acid plant, three large converters and a large …

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Lynas puts the acid on Labor after BHP halts nickel work

Lynas, led by managing director Amanda Lacaze, has a contract with BHP for the supply of sulphuric acid from either the Kalgoorlie nickel smelter or imported sources. The contract runs until 2027 ...

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07 November 2024

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BHP Billiton Announces Triennial Shutdown of the Kalgoorlie Nickel Smelter

BHP Billiton is bracing for about 7,000 tonnes in lost production, the equivalent of almost $70 million, as the mining giant embarks on a triennial shutdown of the Kalgoorlie Nickel Smelter. The...

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Smelter trailblazer

The Kalgoorlie Nickel Smelter is a highly complex pyro-metallurgical operation with a large flash furnace and acid plant, converting nickel-in-concentrate into nickel-in-matte. As the person with oversight and control on a lot of the critical aspects of the smelter operation – both production and safety related – the Control Room Specialist ...

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07 November 2024

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BHP stands down contractors at Kalgoorlie nickel smelter

BHP has cut contractors at its Kalgoorlie nickel smelter as a decision looms over the existence of Nickel West. It can be confirmed that work on a new precipitation system for the Kalgoorlie smelter was halted in the past two weeks and an undisclosed number of contractors installing the project were stood down immediately.

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'The next big metal': Kalgoorlie's $500m refinery gets green …

Mr Bowler said he hopes the plant will operate for decades, like BHP's Kalgoorlie nickel smelter which was officially opened in 1973 and still operates today. "In a historical context, you're ...

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07 November 2024

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Kalgoorlie Smelter Renewal Project

Kalgoorlie Smelter Renewal Project. BHP NICKEL WEST PTY LTD. Australian Industry Participation plan summary. Project Phase [pdf 43 KB] Project Phase [docx 745 KB] Contact us. Email. [email protected]. Phone +61 2 6213 6404. Subscribe for updates. AIP Bulletin (receive quarterly updates) Explore.

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A Review of Automation at Kalgoorlie Nickel Smelter

Process flow diagram of Kalgoorlie Nickel Smelter STEAM CONDENSATE AIR COOLED C DENSER 1--I PLANT I---(])­ @ I I _.1._ STATE ELECTRICAL ~RID flux is prepared by m~x~ng sand, coal and recycled material ("revert") through a crushing and grinding plant and an oil fir ed drying kiln. The dried flux is pneumatically conveyed to the furnace, as is ...

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BHP ramps up cost-cutting as axe hangs over …

Nickel West employs about 2500 people in WA and closure of its mining operations, smelter at Kalgoorlie and refinery at Kwinana would have a domino effect on the mining industry.

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BHP Nickel West wind farm powering ahead

Once complete, Flat Rocks Wind Farm Stage 1 will provide enough renewable energy to fully power our Kalgoorlie Nickel Smelter and Kambalda Concentrator each year, based on current requirements. Nickel West Asset President Jess Farrell recently joined members of the Nickel West Energy team and representatives from Enel Green Power – our ...

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07 November 2024

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BHP halts plans at Kalgoorlie smelter

After reducing its West Musgrave workforce by 25 per cent earlier this week, BHP has decreased the number of contractors working at its Kalgoorlie nickel smelter.. BHP made the decision to cut ...

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The Kalgoorlie Nickel Smelter is currently producing 100,000-110,000 tonnes of nickel-in-matte a year. The Kambalda Nickel Concentrator, located 60 kilometres south of Kalgoorlie, processes feed from third party suppliers and the concentrate is subsequently purchased and supplied to the Kalgoorlie Smelter. The concentrator produces 35,000 ...

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07 November 2024

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Lynas Rare Earths flags supply chain disruption at Kalgoorlie

Lynas, the world's largest rare earths producer outside China, said on Friday that it has a contract with BHP Nickel West over the supply of sulphuric acid to its Kalgoorlie rare- earth facility ...

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Kalgoorlie nickel smelter

The Kalgoorlie Nickel Smelter, 20 kilometres south of Kalgoorlie, is fully owned by BHP Billiton Nickel West. The smelter that comprises an acid plant, three large converters and a large flash furnace commenced nickel smelting in 1972 under the ownership of Western Mining Corporation (WMC). This ownership continued until the smelter was ...

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A Simulation of The Kalgoorlie Nickel Smelter Flowsheet Using

A Simulation of the Kalgoorlie Nickel Smelter Flowsheet Using METSIM - Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. A steady state heat and mass balance simulatioo of the Western Mining Kalgoorlie Nickel Smelter (kns) flowsheet was developed within the frameworlc of the commercial software MEfSIM. The simulation model and a …

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07 November 2024

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Furnace refurb key to Nickel West success

Mining major BHP said on Wednesday that a furnace rebuild at its Kalgoorlie nickel smelter would be fundamental to the future of the Nickel West operations. Speaking at the Diggers and Dealers ...

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07 November 2024

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BHP's decision to shutter Nickel West will reverberate …

There are fears its closure could result in a mass exodus of workers. Far cry from 1960s boom. The smelter has propped up Kalgoorlie-Boulder's economy for decades, since Australia's first nickel ...

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