Vale Q1 2025 nickel production totaled 43.9 kt, 11% higher YoY. Glencore and the WA Government at odds over nickel future, with Murrin Murrin mine facing royalty pain.

Glencore's Murrin Murrin nickel-cobalt mine in WA, Cobalt Blue's project in Broken Hill and Andrea Resources' deposits in WA's goldfields are among the most significant producers.

Development was halted at Mount Keith following after BHP suspended of its Nickel West operations in October 2024, while Murrin Murrin was reported to produce 34,300 tonnes of nickel in 2024.

On nickel, Mr Nagle said the Murrin Murrin mine in WA faced similar challenges to the Mt Isa Mines business, and took a swipe at some of the input cost pressures in Australia and the Albanese ...

Meanwhile, Glencore's Murrin Murrin mine, the largest remaining nickel operation and the nation's biggest source of cobalt is teetering on the edge of profitability.

Glencore said production for 2024 was in line with its guided ranges after a stronger second-half performance. Here is what it had to say: On 2024 production: "2024 production volumes were ...

It means Glencore's Murrin Murrin operation, developed by billionaire Andrew Forrest in the late 1990s, will be the only WA nickel mine left standing once the Nova nickel-copper mine runs out of ...

London-listed Glencore regards keeping a lid on labour and energy costs as crucial to the ­survival of its Murrin Murrin mine, one of only two nickel operations still operating in Australia. The ...

Soon after BHP’s announcement, Glencore warned its Murrin Murrin cobalt mine, also in Western Australia, may cease operations, putting around 1,500 jobs in danger.

Glencore has reported production falls in its main commodities for the first half of the year but backed its guidance for most of them, except steelmaking coal, which was raised due to the ...

The proposed processing facility for NiWest is about 30 km from Glencore’s Murrin Murrin operation – the biggest nickel and cobalt mine in Australia.