CompaniesMiningMining SummitPrint articleUpdatedKing says BHP prioritised shareholder returns over nickel jobsBrad ThompsonReporterUpdated May 22, 2024 – 3.19pm, first published at 1.14pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginResources Minister Madeleine King says thousands of workers could pay the price for BHP’s underinvestment in ageing infrastructure, with the mining giant flagging it may close its nickel operations in Western Australia.A similar scenario had led to Alcoa’s decision this year to shut its alumina refinery in Kwinana, south of Perth, Ms King told The Australian Financial Review Mining Summit in the city on Wednesday.Loading...Brad Thompson was a reporter at The Australian Financial ReviewSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreMining SummitNickelBHP GroupMadeleine KingIndustrial relationsLatest In MiningFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In CompaniesThe Australian Financial Review MagazineThe 25 new watches you need to know nowLuke Benedictus and Bani McSpeddenWhat OpenAI’s Sam Altman suggests you do to keep your jobThis Australian watch reseller is making its move on London and NYCBOSS Financial ReviewWhat the NAB saga reveals about the private lives of CEOsPatrick DurkinThe 5 tips that stuck with 2025’s BOSS Young ExecutivesHow a divorce at the age of 36 turbocharged this leader’s careerLife & LeisureLike the luxury resort? Now you can buy the homeJill DupleixThe fashion designer who has sold 38,000 of one dressThe most dangerous wine in the worldRich ListStake.com founder invests millions to build Australia’s ChatGPTPaul SmithRich Lister Walker family donate millions to Sydney cancer centreChina provides reality check for Forrest’s green iron dream
