Nickel West
Nickel West is a part of our Minerals Australia business, with its various locations around WA situated on the traditional lands of the Tijwarl and Wiluna, Untiri Pulka, Ngadju, the Traditional Owners of Kalgoorlie and Gnarla Karla Boodja peoples.
BHP has announced that the Nickel West operations and West Musgrave project (Western Australia Nickel) will be temporarily suspended from October 2024. BHP intends to review the decision to temporarily suspend Western Australia Nickel by February 2027.
Nickel West at a glance
Nickel West is a fully integrated mine-to-market business operating in various locations across Western Australia. All nickel operations including our open-cut and underground mines, concentrators, smelter and refinery are located in Western Australia.
Nickel
Nickel is a naturally occurring metallic element that’s a key ingredient in stainless steel and major component in the lithium-ion batteries that power electric vehicles.