AUSTRALIA STORIES

Aussie Ni players dig their heels in

While the underground nickel mines still active in the Australian nickel heartland of Kambalda creak and grown under stresses and strains of operations, and their owners creak and groan under the stresses and strains of a nickel price that’s put most of the world sector underwater, there’s a couple of companies in Australia that are setting themselves up to once again seriously prosper when the cycle turns.

Kambalda and the broader nickel district of WA is still home to several of the better producers of the steel additive

Kambalda and the broader nickel district of WA is still home to several of the better producers of the steel additive

Independence and Western Areas have both got new (new/old) projects on the go, and they make for quite a contrast to their peers who were, or have been, closing down nickel mines recently in Kambalda and...

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