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Terrain steps up hunt for big nickel deposit in elephant country
Terrain Minerals has kicked-off a ground-based EM survey to better define four very curious, potentially nickel-copper conductors at its Lort River project in WA.
- by Craig Nolan
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The iron-clad reason this investor thinks Perth house prices will fall in 2025
If iron ore prices suddenly plunge, then the WA economy and its housing market could turn on a dime with little warning, according to some experts.
- by Sarah Brookes
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FIRB green-lights Japanese investment in Ardea nickel plan
Australia’s Foreign Investment Review Board has approved a Japanese consortium’s link-up with Ardea Resources to develop the Goongarrie Hub nickel play in WA.
- by Craig Nolan
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PM disappointed with BHP nickel shutdown: ‘We’ll be holding them to account’
BHP has promised to offer redeployment to 1600 front-line staff after closing its WA nickel despite help offered by the state and federal governments.
- by Simon Johanson and Peter Milne
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Ardea launches DFS drilling for giant WA nickel play
Ardea Resources has kicked off DFS drilling planned to stretch 51,745m at the Kalgoorlie nickel project it now shares with a giant Japanese consortium.
- by Craig Nolan
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Ardea nickel testwork brings bank balance boost
Ardea Resources’ high-tech mineral processing method has boosted the nickel-cobalt inventory at its Kalgoorlie-based project and earned it a $1.1 million grant.
- by Craig Nolan
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When money talks, historic WA Goldfields still delivers
This week’s Bulls N’ Bears Runner of the Week is … Iceni Gold. Other “WA Budget week” runners include Alliance Nickel, OZZ Resources and Caprice Resources.
- by Michael Philipps
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WA job losses: 330 more nickel jobs go, this time at Ravensthorpe
The torrent of cheap nickel from Indonesia has claimed more Australian jobs with Canadian miner First Quantum to put its WA mine into care and maintenance.
- by Peter Milne
Russia sanctions put a rocket under BHP’s copper outlook
Copper is shaping up as a star for the mining giant, as it edges closer to making a final call on its nickel business in West Australia.
- by Simon Johanson
Australian mining ‘under assault’ from China, US ambassador says
America’s national security and the health of the planet depended on commodities managed by Australia, Caroline Kennedy told Paydirt Battery Minerals Conference in Perth.
- by Marion Rae
In $8.6b blow, BHP’s profit is decimated by nickel woes, Samarco
Mining giant BHP has taken a big hit to its half-year profit after writing down its WA nickel operations and setting more money aside to deal with its Samarco mine disaster in Brazil.
- by Simon Johanson
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