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November 17, 2007
| Owner |
BHPBilliton -
Nickel West - Kalgoorlie Nickel Smelter |
| Background |
Formerly
Western Mining Corporation - WMC |
| Location |
Kalgoorlie, Western
Australia
Australia |
| Website |
www.bhpbilliton.com
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| Plant
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Kalgoorlie Nickel Smelter |
| Coordinates |
30º 52' 29" S, 121º 29' 4" E |
| Type of Plant |
Metallurgical |
| Gas Source |
Ni |
| Plant
Capacity |
2252 MTPD |
| SA/DA |
3/1 DA |
| Status
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Operating |
| Year Built |
1996 |
| Technology |
MECS |
| Contractor |
Simon Carves Australia |
| Remarks |
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| General |
The Kalgoorlie Nickel Smelter and Kambalda Nickel Concentrator
consist of a smelter in Kalgoorlie and a concentrator in Kambalda.
Opened in 1973 and located just
south of Kalgoorlie, the Kalgoorlie Nickel Smelter uses a flash smelting
method. Dry concentrate is transported from Kambalda and Leinster to the
Smelter which produces granulated nickel matte, containing about 68 per cent
nickel, 2-3 per cent copper and 1 per cent cobalt.
The matte is railed to the
Kwinana Nickel Refinery to produce premium nickel briquettes and to the Port
of Fremantle, Perth, for export.
The Kalgoorlie Nickel Smelter
is currently producing 100,000-110,000 tonnes of nickel-in-matte a year.
The Kambalda Nickel
Concentrator, located 60 kilometres south of Kalgoorlie, processes feed from
third party suppliers and the concentrate is subsequently purchased and
supplied to the Kalgoorlie Smelter. The concentrator produces 35,000-40,000
tonnes of nickel-in-concentrate per annum. |
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MTPD - Metric Tonne per
Day
MTPA - Metric Tonne per Annum
SA - Single Absorption
DA - Double Absorption
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