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 MagazineBishop stares down critics: ‘I turn down many more roles than I take on’Myriam RobinThis restaurant has New York buzz. You’ll never guess where it isThe watch brands courting women with dazzling designsBOSS Financial ReviewHow the Ford family plans to avoid a Murdoch succession battlePatrick DurkinWhy this top Nike exec starts her day with a protein coffeeAs election losers, what will Dutton and Bandt do next?Life & LeisureFamily-owned St Agnes marks a century with ultra-rare brandy bottlingsMax AllenDelicious cake knives and interiors to boost your moodMeet the Melbourne-based master of lighting designRich List‘Grave social evil’: Howard urges government to crack down on pokiesGreg Bearup and Zoe SamiosHow a Sydney billionaire became the pokies king of Alice SpringsMeet the other Lew: Steven, who’s quietly built a $1b retail empire
