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(Facility) Kwinana Refinery

Plant in Western Australia, Australia with commodities Cobalt, Copper, Nickel
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Production statistics
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10135633
MAS/MILS ID 6020552056
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Kwinana Refinery

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 115.76604, -32.24601 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Western Australia(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Western Australia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cobalt Critical Secondary
Copper Secondary
Nickel Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 115.76604, -32.24601
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Plant type Refiner

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Western Mining Corp., Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Australia
    Year 1991

Production statistics

  • Year 1990
    Description Total Wmc Production 49000 Tonnes Ni Contained
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Nickel Nickel 48225.8mt

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • AMMONIA LEACH OPERATION. RECEIVES MATTE FROM 60% MATTE( FROM KALGOORLIE) AND 40% CONCENTRATE (KAMBALDA) KALGOORLIE MATTE NOT SENT TO KWINANA IS SENT TO JAPAN. 3-94 SHAREHOLDERS REPORT STATED THAT EXPANSION OF REFINERY WILL BE COMPLETED IN 1994. EXPANSION TOOK PLACE IN 1993.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    *NICKEL NEWS, JAN. 9, 1993, ISSUE NO. 2/52, P. 1.

  • Deposit

    NICKDATA, INC. A COMPREHENSIVE NICKEL INDUSTRY COST DATABASE

  • Deposit

    AND COSTING PROGRAM. 1991. ILMAR J. MARTENS,

  • Deposit

    THOMAS F. TORRIES.

  • Deposit

    CRU - QUARTERLY MARKET SERVICE. NICKEL. APRIL, 1991.

  • Deposit

    P. 12.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit KWINANA IS SAID TO RETAIN 50% OF THE SLUDGE GOLD, WHICH IS PROCCESSED AT KALGOORLIE GOLD REFINERY. PLANNED NIO BRIQUETTE PRODUCTION IN 1991 IS 29,000 MT NI CONTAINED. KWINANA CAPACITY IS 35,000 MT NI/YR. THIS DOES NOT ACCOUNT FOR TOTAL WMC NICKEL OUTPUT. KALGOORLIE SMELTER CAPACITY IS 55,000 MT NI(IN MATTE)/YR.-CRU 5/91. A PORTION OF THIS IS SOLD TO SUMITOMO, SHERRITT, AND OUTOKUMPU. IN 1991, 21,000 MT NI (IN MATTE) WILL BE SOLD. 29,000 MT OF CONTAINED NICKEL WILL GO TO KWINANA FOR FURTHER PROCESSING. KALGOORLIE PLANS CAPACITY UPGRADE TO 65,000 MT NI/YR PROBABLE BY 1994. THIS IS TO MEET INCREASED PRODUCTION FROM KAMBALDA AND LEINSTER MINES. THE REFINERY WAS CLOSED IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER 1993 FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AND CAPACITY EXPANSION. PRODUCTION OF NICKEL WILL INCREASE DUE TO THE EXPANSION OF THE PROCESSING CAPACITIY AT KWINANA.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-DEC-1994 Zimbelman U.S. Bureau of Mines

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