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Short sellers target Western Areas’ nickel odyssey

Peter Ker
Peter KerResources reporter

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In the American vernacular, a person is "nickel and dimed" when repeatedly penalised for a raft of minor indiscretions.

The team at Western Areas, one of Australia’s few pure-play nickel miners, might sympathise with the feeling after investors rushed to place bets that shares in the company were set to fall.

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Peter Ker covers resource companies for The Australian Financial Review, based in Melbourne. Connect with Peter on Twitter. Email Peter at pker@afr.com

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