Minara and China Metallurgical are expected to join bids to acquire BHP's Ravensthorpe nickel mine.
The Parker Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) has awarded its Research Collaboration Award to a team of CSIRO and Curtin University scientists carrying out hydrometallurgy research.
Ravensthorpe sees mounting interest from foreign bidders.
Nickel miner Minara Resources has announced it is exploring options to acquire BHP Billiton's Ravensthorpe nickel laterite mine.
The long-term nickel floor price has 'turned the corner' and will continue to rise over coming decades, according to resources adviser Martin Pyle, Principal of Perth-based Martin Pyle Consulting.
MINING DAILY profiles each of the finalists in the 12 categories of the 6th annual Australian Mining Prospect Awards.
The Eastern Goldfields was born out of man’s penchant for gold. However, the dark knight Nickel has since stepped out of the shadows and shown its true worth. Jessica Darnbrough writes for Australian Mining.
Western Australian Premier Alan Carpenter has praised the contribution of BHP Billiton’s $US2.1billion Ravensthorpe Nickel Operation to regional Western Australia at the official mine opening in late May.