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Another Ravensthorpe nickel mine opens

THE Ravensthorpe nickel laterite operation on Western Australia’s southeast coast has had a chequered history since BHP developed the A$2.2 billion dollar mine in 2008 and walked away after just eight months, however, another phase for the mine has begun.

One of the Shoemaker-Levy pits being charged for blasting.

One of the Shoemaker-Levy pits being charged for blasting.

WA mines minister Bill Johnson and First Quantum Minerals executive chairman Philip Pascall were on hand on November 18 to mark the start-up of the Shoemaker-Levy mine, which is expected to provide feed...

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