BHP Nickel West
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Nickel West is a fully integrated mine-to-market nickel business. All nickel operations (mines, concentrators, a smelter and refinery) are located in Western Australia. Multiple streams of nickel concentrate come together at the Nickel West Kalgoorlie smelter, which produces nickel matte. Nickel West Kwinana then refines granulated nickel matte from the Kalgoorlie smelter into premium-grade nickel powder and briquettes. Nickel matte and metal are exported to overseas markets via the Port of Fremantle.
In FY2018, Nickel West began its transition to become a global supplier to the battery materials market, approving funding and beginning preparatory works for the first phase of a nickel sulphate plant which will be located at the Kwinana Nickel Refinery.
In June 2020, BHP Nickel West acquired the Honeymoon Well development project from Russian-owned but WA-based Norilsk Nickel.
Company Activity
| NEWS: Tagged in What next for the town nickel built | 12 Jul 2024 |
| NEWS: Tagged in BHP Nickel West fallout spreads widely | 12 Jul 2024 |
| NEWS: Tagged in Inside BHP’s decision to shutter Nickel West | 11 Jul 2024 |
| NEWS: Tagged in BHP suspends Nickel West operations | 11 Jul 2024 |
| NEWS: Tagged in KIC won’t be pandered to with promises | 08 Jul 2024 |
| NEWS: Tagged in Nickel climbs above royalty relief cap | 24 May 2024 |
| NEWS: Tagged in Cook weighs in on BHP nickel future | 22 May 2024 |
| NEWS: Tagged in BHP sets nickel decision deadline | 18 Apr 2024 |
| NEWS: Tagged in Contractors go at BHP’s Kalgoorlie nickel smelter | 20 Mar 2024 |
| NEWS: Tagged in BHP sheds West Musgrave roles | 18 Mar 2024 |
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Notable People
| Name | Position | Year Started |
|---|---|---|
| Asset President | 2021 |
| Head of Corporate Affairs, WA | 2016 |
| Head of Engineering | 2021 |
| Electrical Instrumentation Technician | 2014 |
Past People
| Name | Position | Year Started | Year Ended |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eddy Haegel | Asset President, Nickel West | 2015 | 2021 |
| Bhavesh Morar | Head of Finance, Chief Financial Officer | 2014 | 2018 |
| Daniel Malchuk | President of Aluminium, Manganese & Nickel | 2013 | 2015 |
| Paul Harvey | President, Nickel West | 2012 | 2015 |
| Karen Bradshaw | Head of Human Resources | 2009 | 2015 |
| John Emerson | Operations Manager, Exploration | 2005 | 2014 |
| Brett Swayn | Head of HSEC | 2011 | 2012 |
| Alison Bugno | Senior Communications Advisor | 2009 | 2012 |
| Marcelo Bastos | President & CEO (since 2008) | 2004 | 2011 |
| Wayne Isaacs | President, Asset | 2008 | 2011 |
| Keith Bowes | Project Manager (since 2008) | 2004 | 2011 |
| Robert Cooper | General Manager, Leinster Nickel Operations | 2007 | 2010 |
| Brett Swayn | General Manager Kwinana Nickel Refinery | 2006 | 2010 |
| Lacey Filipich | Training & Development Superintendent | 2004 | 2010 |
| Sean Freeman | Principal Mining Engineer, Strategic Mine Planning | 2008 | 2009 |
| Gregory Payne | Group North Pastoral Manager | 1994 | 2009 |
| Matt Strack | Business Systems Manager | 2006 | 2009 |
| Alan Langley | Technical Manager, Ravensthorpe Nickel | 2007 | 2009 |
| David English | Engineering & Maintenance Manager, MKO | 2006 | 2008 |
| Karen Bradshaw | Manager, Employee Relations | 2006 | 2008 |
| Robert Cooper | Mining Manager, Leinster Nickel Operations | 2005 | 2007 |
| Angus Thomson | Senior Analyst | 2004 | 2007 |
| Frank Penna | Consultant | 2004 | 2006 |
| Retha Neill | Asset Integration Lead | 2005 | 2006 |
| Jeff Foster | Commodity Leader, New Business Development | 1996 | 1999 |
| Alan Dundas | Executive General Manager, Operations | 2001 | |
| Glenn Kellow | President, Aluminium & Nickel |
Projects
| Project Name | Role | Category | Product | Cost (Estimated) | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickel sulphate plant | Owner/Developer | Mining | Nickel Sulphate | $55,000,000 | Completed | >> |
M&A Deals
| Announced | Bidder | Target | Transaction Type | Total Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/06/20 | BHP, BHP Nickel West | Norilsk Nickel | Asset acquisition | $0 | >> |
