NICKEL Ni
JULY 2019
Nickel resources bymineralization style*
Laterite62.1%
Sulfide37.9%
Source: Western Areas NL
Resource reporting codes varyA H M PTectonic unit is Yilgarn
except: Albany–Fraser Orogen, Halls Creek Orogen, Musgrave
Province, Pilbara Craton
Flying Fox, ForrestaniaInterpreted long projection
* calculated from projects in table below
BHP Billiton
Glencore
Independence Group
43%
25%
18%
Western Areas 13%
Top producers 2018(% of total production in Western
Australia)
Laterite Sulfide Laterite + sulfide
Nickel projects with resources >100 Kt contained metal
0.764
0.581
0.64
0.687
0.995
0.882
0.905
0.583
0.826
0.691
0.809
0.67
0.351
1.039
0.76
0.77
0.946
1.717
0.572
2.05
1.65
0.71
0.743
0.64
0.621
0.59
0.645
0.3
1.53
0.52
1.691
0.488
0.75
0.99
4005.26
3960.10
2465.92
2404.04
2298.29
2013.00
1952.49
1792.05
1403.02
1219.51
1178.70
1089.79
838.50
696.89
689.91
619.85
599.04
446.60
291.57
271.36
218.34
209.28
192.66
192.00
191.57
182.90
169.65
151.70
147.61
146.530.54426.92
139.03
125.02
122.41
110.12
103.74
Av. Grade(%Ni)Ore (Mt)Project ownerProject
Contained metal (Kt)
Honeymoon well
Mt Keith
Weld Range – Range Well
Kalgoorlie Nickel Project – West
Murrin Murrin
Leinster
MWingellina
Ravensthorpe
Avalon
Cawse
Kalgoorlie Nickel Project – East
Siberia JV
MWest Musgrave
NiWest
Yerilla
Wilconi
Cosmos
Forrestania
Carlingup – Nindilbillup
ANova-Bollinger
HSavannah
Canegrass
Julia
Black Hills
Silver Swan – Black Swan
Jericho
Quicksilver
PPardoo–Highway
Windarra
Kalgoorlie Nickel Project –Siberia – Black Range
Mt Thirsty
Mt Edwards
Norseman
Kurnalpi – Grey Dam
Pyke Hill
Noril’sk
BHP Billiton (Nickel West)
Ausinox
Ardea Resources
Glencore
BHP Billiton (Nickel West)
Metals X
First Quantum Minerals
Wingstar Investments
Wingstar Investments
Ardea Resources
Eastern Goldfields / Ardea Resources
Oz Minerals / Cassini Resources
GME Resources
Ardea Resources
A-Cap Resources / Blackham Resources
Western Areas
Western Areas
Australasian Mining
Independence Group
Panoramic Resources
Nickelore
Wingstar Investments
Western Resources / Zetek Resources
Poseidon Nickel
BHP Billiton (Nickel West) / Noril’sk
Golden Mile Resources
Caeneus Minerals
Poseidon Nickel
Barra Resources / Conico
Neometals
Galileo Mining
Carnavale Resources
Cougar Metals
Ardea Resources
524.20
682.00
385.30
349.90
230.90
228.36
215.84
307.30
169.80
176.49
145.70
163.30
239.00
67.10
90.80
80.50
63.34
26.02
51.01
13.24
13.21
29.60
25.93
30.00
30.84
31.00
26.30
50.00
9.68
26.60
7.40
25.10
14.60
10.50
Government of Western AustraliaDepartment of Mines, Industry
Regulationand Safety
Geological Survey ofWestern Australiawww.dmirs.wa.gov.au
