Leinster Nickel Mine

Leinster Nickel Mine
Location
Leinster Nickel Mine is located in Western Australia
Leinster Nickel Mine
Leinster Nickel Mine
Location in Western Australia
LocationLeinster
StateWestern Australia
CountryAustralia
Coordinates27°48′50″S 120°41′57″E / 27.81389°S 120.69917°E / -27.81389; 120.69917
Production
ProductsNickel
Production80,000 tonnes[1][1]
Financial year2022–23
History
Opened1978
Active1978–1986
1989–2024
Owner
CompanyBHP
WebsiteBHP website
Year of acquisitionJune 2005
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Leinster Nickel Mine is a surface and underground nickel mine, 5 km north of Leinster, Western Australia. The deposit was discovered in 1971 and the mine opened in 1978, operated by the Agnew Mining Company. It was purchased by WMC Resources in 1988 which, in turn, was taken over by BHP in 2005.

The mine has suffered a number of fatalities throughout its operation, most notably on 27 April 1977, when five employees were killed in one incident.

  1. ^ "BHP Annual Report 2023" (PDF). www.bhp.com. BHP. Retrieved 26 February 2024.